Lowell has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Balboa Buccaneers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Lowell earned a 35-28 win over Washington. The victory was just what Lowell needed coming off of a 55-14 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Balboa can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They breezed by Galileo on the road to the tune of 37-0. The victory was familiar territory for Balboa who now have three in a row.
Balboa got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rylen Thien-jones out in front who threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Smith, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Lowell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Balboa, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lowell was dealt a bruising 55-14 defeat at the hands of Balboa in their previous meeting last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Balboa's Dontee Allen-Wilson, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Lowell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
