The Hyde Park Thunderbirds will venture away from home to take on the Leo Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hyde Park took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They snuck past Butler with a 57-53 win.
Meanwhile, Leo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Commandos, posting a 71-33 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Leo pushed their record up to 20-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Hyde Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-15 record this season.
Hyde Park beat Leo 58-49 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Does Hyde Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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