Basketball Game Preview: Lowell Cardinals vs. Washington Eagles

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Previous Games

01/24/25 - Neutral	47-42 W
02/21/24 - Neutral	47-28 W
02/07/24 - Away	54-59 L
01/19/24 - Neutral	44-40 W
02/09/23 - Home	53-47 W
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Lowell has gone 9-1 against Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lowell Cardinals will be playing at home against the Washington Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Lowell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

On Friday, everything went Lowell's way against Balboa as Lowell made off with a 60-36 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-11.

Meanwhile, Washington hadn't done well against Lincoln recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Washington walked away with a 66-57 win over Lincoln. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Washington's win came from a few key players Lowell will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ezana Hailu, who went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Korey Abantao, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 16 points along with seven assists and six boards.

Lowell has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Washington, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-7.

Lowell didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Washington in their previous matchup last Friday, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win. Will Lowell repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.