After both having extra time off, the Beloit Trojans and the Lyons Lions will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Beloit was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-44 to Ellsworth.
| 12/20/24 vs Ellsworth | 23 |
| 12/17/24 vs Republic County | 6 |
| 12/13/24 @ Southeast of Saline | 20 |
| 12/10/24 vs Clay Center | 4 |
| 12/06/24 @ Concordia | 29 |
Beloit might have lost, but man, Cassandra Thompson was a machine: she went 9 of 21 en route to 23 points and eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Thompson is now averaging an impressive 16.4 points per game. Another player making a difference was Addison Budke, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards.
Even though they lost, Beloit smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-25, which was the final score in Lyons' tilt against Sacred Heart two weeks ago.
Beloit now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lyons, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Beloit's way against Lyons in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, as Beloit made off with a 53-31 win. Will Beloit repeat their success, or does Lyons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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