Basketball Recap: Lowell Starts off Right with Win over Wheeler

By Team Reports Nov 17, 2024, 6:40pm

Basketball Recap: Lowell Red Devils vs. Wheeler Bearcats

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Lowell gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They blew past the Wheeler Bearcats 59-18. That's more bragging rights for the Red Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Bre Kidd was nothing short of spectacular: she went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in threes (five). Elysia Laub was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 15 points plus two steals.

Lowell was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheeler only posted four.

Despite the defeat, Wheeler saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kylie Simpson scored three points along with five steals.

Lowell has already played their next contest, a 54-5 win against North Newton on the 9th. As for Wheeler, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Illiana Christian at 7:00 p.m. on November 18th.

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