Basketball Game Preview: Lowell Cardinals vs. Lincoln Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2024, 3:15am

Preview: Lowell Cardinals vs. Lincoln Mustangs

Lowell is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lincoln is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lowell Cardinals will take on the Lincoln Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

Last Wednesday, Lowell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-54 to Washington.

Meanwhile, Lincoln put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They breezed by Mission on the road to the tune of 66-39. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while Mission is ranked 1084th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Lincoln, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.

Lowell came up short against Lincoln when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-40. Will Lowell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.