The Broome Centurions and the York Cougars will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Broome has given up an average of 66.2 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Broome came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were dealt an 83-26 defeat at the hands of High Point Academy. The game marked the Centurions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, York's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clover.
Broome will need to focus on slowing down Peyton Lowery, one of several York players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points and five boards. The contest was Lowery's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zan Walling, who put up nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
York's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Broome, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Broome ended up a good deal behind York when the teams last played last Thursday, losing 58-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowery, who shot 45% from the field en route to 17 points and eight boards. Now that the Centurions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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