The Minneapolis Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Lyons Lions on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Minneapolis ended up a good deal behind Sacred Heart and lost 60-44. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Lyons opened the new year with a less-than-successful 70-58 loss to Beloit. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (57), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Minneapolis will need focus on slowing down Tegan Link, one of several Lyons players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 10 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds. Deacon Showalter was another key player, putting up ten points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Even though they lost, Lyons smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Minneapolis' defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lyons, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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