Sheldon is 0-10 against West Lyon since February of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Sheldon Orabs will venture away from home to take on the West Lyon Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sheldon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, posting a 65-23 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Orabs with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, West Lyon entered their tilt with Okoboji on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 59-50 win over the Pioneers. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Pioneers are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Lyon's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Sheldon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Sheldon was taken down by West Lyon 68-31 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Sheldon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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