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| 01/14/25 - Home | 34-31 W |
| 02/13/24 - Away | 30-34 L |
| 01/16/24 - Home | 45-22 W |
| 02/14/23 - Home | 49-36 W |
| 01/17/23 - Away | 49-38 W |
| + 5 more games |
South Lyon and Lakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The South Lyon Lions will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Lyon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
South Lyon will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating South Lyon East, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South Lyon snuck past South Lyon East with a 32-28 win on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Cougars are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakeland entered their game against Milford on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lakeland took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Milford. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Lyon pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
South Lyon skirted past Lakeland 34-31 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Lyon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
