Football Game Preview: Lowell Red Devils vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals

The Lowell Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Lowell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Hanover Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won six contests by 28 points or more so far this season.

Brody Kalwinski

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 vs Hanover Central	192
10/04/24 vs Kankakee Valley	142
08/29/25 vs La Porte	120
09/20/24 @ Highland	116
09/19/25 vs Highland	100

Brody Kalwinski had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 192 yards and two TDs on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 192 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Lowell's run defense was locked in: Hanover Central could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Lincoln Schneider for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lowell didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.5.

Lowell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Gutierrez and Max Arredondo. Schneider was another major factor on D, making 20 total tackles.

Meanwhile, East Chicago Central hadn't done well against Highland recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Cardinals narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Trojans 58-56.

East Chicago Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points over those games. As for Lowell, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.

Lowell strolled past East Chicago Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2015 by a score of 34-16. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.