Lowell hasn't had much luck against Oakland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lowell Devils will take on the Oakland Oakers in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Lowell's defense has only allowed 27.2 points per game this season, so Oakland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lowell easily dispatched McKenzie on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Lowell fell just short of Nyssa by a score of 26-23 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 61 points in the game before, the Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Oakland hadn't done well against Monroe recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Oakland came out on top against Monroe by a score of 49-42.
Lowell now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Oakland, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lowell came up short against Oakland in their previous meeting back in February, falling 35-26. Can Lowell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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