Basketball Recap: Lyman's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lyman can now relate to. They took a 53-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks on Thursday. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blackhawks earlier this season, when they won 57-46.

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

03/13/25 vs Sanborn Central/Woonsocket	40-53
03/06/25 vs Lemmon	56-44
02/27/25 vs Burke	61-37
02/25/25 vs Kimball/White Lake	49-23
02/20/25 vs Jones County	38-34

Lyman moved to 19-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lyman and Harding County will face off at 1:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. As for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, they and St. Mary will face off at 7:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. St. Mary will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Sanborn Central/Woonsocket surely won't give up without a fight.