The Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes will venture away from home to face off against the Lyons Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bishop Machebeuf has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Lyons will arrive with three straight victories.
On Tuesday, Bishop Machebeuf ended up a good deal behind Gilpin County and lost 50-32. The Buffaloes were down 42-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
While Lyons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Estes Park by a score of 34-27 on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Bobcats are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Machebeuf's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lyons, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Bishop Machebeuf didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lyons when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 37-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Machebeuf since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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