Byers suffered their closest loss since December 29, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Falkner Eagles by a score of 54-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered against the Eagles since December 4, 2018.
Elijah Mauney had a dynamite game for Falkner, going 9 for 20 en route to 24 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mauney a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Myles Mitchell was another key player, earning 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Byers is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. As for Falkner, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Byers Lions take on the Pine Grove Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Falkner, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Blue Mountain at 7:30 p.m. Falkner is facing Blue Mountain at the right time seeing as Blue Mountain is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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