Having just played yesterday, the Lyons Lions will get right back to it and host the Geneva Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Geneva likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, Lyons strolled past Red Creek with points to spare, taking the game 70-52.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Geneva, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Newark 63-60. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Reds are ranked 376th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Geneva is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Lyons, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Lyons didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Geneva in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Geneva have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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