Lyons won the last time they faced St. Laurence and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lyons Lions snuck past the St. Laurence Vikings with a 48-44 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Vikings are ranked 65th).
The victory got Lyons back to even at 5-5. As for St. Laurence, they moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Lyons will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on York at 7:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025. As for St. Laurence, they and Lemont will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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