Lyons has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Ellinwood Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Lyons didn't have quite enough to beat Ellsworth and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Lyons started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Ellinwood entered their tilt with Central Plains on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top against the Oilers by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ellinwood was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12.
Lyons' loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Ellinwood, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lyons came up short against Ellinwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lyons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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