After both having extra time off, the West Lyon Wildcats and the Unity Christian Knights 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.
Last Friday, West Lyon humbled Sibley-Ocheyedan with a 78-34 victory. While fans of the Wildcats might be used to big wins, the 44-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Unity Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Central Lyon 70-47 last Friday. 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.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, 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 win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
West Lyon came up short against Unity Christian when the teams last played back in February, falling 55-50. Can West Lyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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