Preview: Lowell Red Devils vs. Chesterton Trojans
Lowell has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Chesterton Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowell will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 347th, while Chesterton is ranked 59th).
Lowell won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 74-51 walloping at the hands of Crown Point. Lowell has not had much luck with Crown Point recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lowell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ezra Elenbaum, who scored 17 points along with three steals, and Roan Vasko who scored eight points along with two steals. Elenbaum has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Chesterton rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They managed a 57-51 victory over the Indians. The win was familiar territory for Chesterton who now have three in a row.
Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Chesterton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Lowell was taken down by Chesterton 65-17 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lowell was down 39-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
