Preview: Lawson Cardinals vs. East Buchanan Bulldogs
Lawson is 2-8 against East Buchanan since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lawson Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Buchanan Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Lawson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Lawson has not done well against Lathrop recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lawson came out on top against Lathrop by a score of 66-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Phipps, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Isaac Willoughby, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Buchanan had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They took down Bishop LeBlond 51-37.
Lawson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for East Buchanan, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7.
Lawson was dealt a bruising 60-23 loss at the hands of East Buchanan in their previous matchup back in January. Will Lawson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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