After both having extra time off, the Unity Christian Knights and the West Lyon Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Unity Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. Everything went their way against Central Lyon as Unity Christian made off with a 70-47 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Lions are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Lyon was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Sibley-Ocheyedan 78-34. That looming 78-34 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for West Lyon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Unity Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against West Lyon in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 55-50 win. Does Unity Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Lyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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