The SkyView Academy Hawks will take on the Lyons Lions in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, SkyView Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-29 win over Bishop Machebeuf. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Lyons had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They took down the Timberwolves 47-32. 47 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Lyons' win came from a few key players SkyView Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Leora Hagan, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 14 points along with five assists and four steals. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gretta Wynja, who went 6-for-8 en route to 12 points and five boards.
Lyons smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Lyons' victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for SkyView Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
SkyView Academy came up short against Lyons in their previous meeting back in January, falling 47-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lyons' Ava Vasquez, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Now that SkyView Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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