Basketball Recap: South Lyon Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

After losing to Lakeland the last time they met, South Lyon decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The South Lyon Lions had just enough and edged the Lakeland Eagles out 34-31. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Eagles are ranked 154th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Lakeland	34-31
12/20/24 vs Huron	67-22
12/06/24 vs Kettering	51-10
12/02/24 vs L'Anse Creuse North	54-22

South Lyon's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Lakeland, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Lyon Lions take on the South Lyon East Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Lyon's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so South Lyon East's offense will have their work cut out for them. Lakeland has already played their next contest (against Milford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.