Lyman and Gregory are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Lyman Raiders will be playing at home against the Gregory Gorillas at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lyman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Colome, posting a 92-19 win. Winning may never get old, but the Raiders sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gregory, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 74-45 victory over Andes Central/Dakota Christian. The Gorillas have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Lyman better keep an eye on Noah Bearshield. He was instrumental in Gregory's win, going 9 of 15 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Klundt, who posted ten points along with eight assists and five boards.
Gregory was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Gregory pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for Lyman, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Lyman was taken down by Gregory 72-44 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lyman was down 39-15.
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