The Lyon County Lyons will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Muhlenberg County Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyon County has eight straight victories, Muhlenberg County has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lyon County is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since November 29, 2023 on Sunday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-57 victory over Nelson County. Given the Lyons' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Cardinals are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Muhlenberg County came up short against Edmonson County last Friday and fell 52-42.
Muhlenberg County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lyon County, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Lyon County strolled past Muhlenberg County when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 72-58. Will Lyon County repeat their success, or does Muhlenberg County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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