Basketball Game Preview: Novi Wildcats vs. South Lyon East Cougars

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Previous Games

02/28/24 - Away	45-56 L
12/19/23 - Away	52-49 W
12/21/21 - Home	70-32 W
01/31/17 - Away	62-26 W
01/10/17 - Home	76-36 W
+ 4 more games

Novi has gone 8-1 against South Lyon East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats duke it out with the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Novi sitting on four straight victories and South Lyon East on three.

Novi is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Wayne Memorial, who was ranked 11th at the time (Novi was ranked 18th). Novi had just enough and edged out Wayne Memorial 66-64. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly two points.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, South Lyon East beat Walled Lake Western 53-48 on Monday.

South Lyon East's win bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Novi, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.

Novi came up short against South Lyon East in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 56-45. Will Novi have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.