Lowell hasn't had much luck against Crown Point recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lowell Red Devils will take on the Crown Point Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lowell will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, Lowell beat Hanover Central 45-34. The 45-point effort marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lowell can attribute much of their success to Elysia Laub, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals, and Brooke Dawson, who had nine points in addition to five assists and two steals. Laub's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gatlin Hanrath, who earned nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crown Point). They blew past La Porte 75-44 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 52.4 points per game.
Crown Point can attribute much of their success to Ava Richie, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine assists, and Ava Punak, who went 8 for 14 en route to 17 points plus seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Punak a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Ivy Henderson, who posted ten points in addition to five rebounds.
Crown Point was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lowell pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for Crown Point, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lowell has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Crown Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Lowell came up short against Crown Point when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-45. Thankfully for Lowell, Ava Ziolkowski (who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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