Lanphier is 1-9 against MacArthur since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Generals at 7:00 p.m. The game will give Lanphier their first taste of in-conference action this season.
Lanphier is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against Springfield on Tuesday. They were dealt a 58-24 defeat at the hands of the Senators. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, MacArthur hadn't done well against Sacred Heart-Griffin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Generals blew past the Cyclones 73-40. The Generals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 27 points or more this season.
MacArthur's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.6 points. As for Lanphier, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Lanphier took a serious blow against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 72-19. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 35-9.
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