Lyon County is 1-6 against Hopkins County Central since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lyon County Lyons will head out on the road to face off against the Hopkins County Central Storm at 7:30 p.m. Lyon County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Hopkins County Central likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Lyon County was fully in charge, breezing past Kenwood 83-51 at home. Given Lyon County's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 89th in Kentucky, while Kenwood is ranked 380th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hopkins County Central's good fortune finally ran out last Monday. They lost to Madisonville-North Hopkins on the road by a decisive 54-40 margin.
Lyon County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Hopkins County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Lyon County couldn't quite finish off Hopkins County Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 and fell 40-37. Can Lyon County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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