The Lowell Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Gary West Side Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lowell will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Munster, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lowell escaped with a win last Saturday against Munster by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. While the Red Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lowell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ezra Elenbaum led the charge by putting up 16 points. Another player making a difference was Braydon Cox, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side rang in the new year with a 64-57 victory over Bloom on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Gary West Side is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Lowell, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Lowell was taken down by Gary West Side 63-35 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Can Lowell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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