Malden is 0-8 against Lynn English since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Malden Golden Tornados will head out on the road to take on the Lynn English Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Malden will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Lynn English is ranked 53rd).
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Malden had to settle for a 57-54 defeat against Medford.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lynn English gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 77-45 win over Revere on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Lynn English had established a 30 point advantage.
It was another big night for Pierre Veras, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Carmelo Buese was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Malden has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Lynn English, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Malden was dealt a bruising 70-29 defeat at the hands of Lynn English in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lynn English's Kyle Kemembin, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five steals. Now that Malden knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
