Basketball Recap: West Lyon Makes It 15 in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for West Lyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 58-39 win over the Central Lyon Lions on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lions are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/24/25 vs Central Lyon	58-39
01/17/25 vs Sheldon	70-30
01/07/25 vs Rock Valley	67-35
12/13/24 vs Boyden-Hull	75-53
12/06/24 vs MOC-Floyd Valley	76-62
+ 10 more games

West Lyon's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for Central Lyon, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Lyon has already played their next game (against Boyden-Hull), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central Lyon has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Sioux Center.