You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Byers's strategy against Falkner on Tuesday. The Byers Lions walked away with a 48-39 victory over the Falkner Eagles. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Eagles back in December of 2024, they had to take a 54-52 defeat.
Loss or not, Falkner got some senior leadership from Chris Nunley and Elijah Mauney. Nunley posted 20 points and three steals, while Mauney went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points and eight boards. That was a full 35.9% of Falkner's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Wooley, who had three points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Lions
| 01/28/25 vs Falkner | 48-39 |
| 01/21/25 vs Ashland | 67-48 |
| 01/17/25 vs Jumpertown | 69-19 |
| 01/16/25 vs Water Valley | 50-44 |
| 01/03/25 vs Myrtle | 81-53 |
| + 2 more games |
Byers' win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Falkner, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Byers will face off against Horn Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Horn Lake will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Byers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Falkner, they will square off against Thrasher at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Falkner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
