Lyons was the 54-34 winner over Glenbard West when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lyons Lions fell just short of the Glenbard West Hilltoppers by a score of 44-41 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 25th).
This is the second loss in a row for Lyons and nudges their season record down to 11-13. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only three points. As for Glenbard West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
Coming up, Lyons won't have much time to rest: their next game is against DeKalb at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Glenbard West will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Oak Park-River Forest at 7:00 p.m. on February 18th.
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