The Hartland Eagles will square off against the South Lyon Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Hartland's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while South Lyon has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Hartland is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Fenton: they outscored them in every quarter. Hartland ended the year with a bang, routing Fenton 63-37 on Monday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Tigers are ranked 551st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Lyon came up short against Farmington on Sunday and fell 52-45.
South Lyon's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hartland, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-2.
Everything went Hartland's way against South Lyon in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as Hartland made off with a 55-29 victory. Will Hartland repeat their success, or does South Lyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps