Basketball Recap: Lemmon Takes Down Newell in a Playoff Battle

Cowboys

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 @ Bison	51
01/03/25 vs Newell	49
12/17/24 vs Hettinger/Scranton	44
02/20/25 @ McIntosh	40
01/09/25 vs New England	40

It's playoff time, and Lemmon had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Newell Irrigators 56-23 on Tuesday. The Cowboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

The win (which was Lemmon's third in a row) raised their record to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for Newell, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

Looking ahead, Lemmon will challenge McLaughlin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.