Lyons is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Republic County a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Lyons Lions will look to defend their home court against the Republic County Buffaloes. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lyons faced off against Ellsworth on Tuesday. The Lions took a blow against the Bearcats, falling 70-13. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Republic County played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 50-19 defeat at the hands of Beloit. The game marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Republic County's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Lyons, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-1.
Lyons might still be hurting after the 57-35 loss they got from Republic County when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Buffaloes' Kylie Stone, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Now that the Lions know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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