Basketball Recap: Shawsheen Valley Tech Skates Past Lowell Catholic with Ease

Shawsheen Valley Tech won the last time they faced Lowell Catholic and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Shawsheen Valley Tech Rams blew past the Lowell Catholic Crusaders, posting an 80-34 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Crusaders are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rams

Previous 4 Games (Away)

02/04/25 @ Lowell Catholic	80-34
01/26/25 @ Lynnfield	58-40
01/17/25 @ Worcester Tech	57-45
01/14/25 @ Greater Lowell Tech	58-56

Shawsheen Valley Tech pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Lowell Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shawsheen Valley Tech will square off against Greater Lawrence Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Shawsheen Valley Tech's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games. Lowell Catholic has already played their next matchup (against KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.