The Lyons Lions and the Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Proviso East scored an imposing 62 points on Saturday, Lyons still came out on top. Lyons managed a 66-62 victory over Proviso East. Lyons didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Brookfield entered their tilt with Berwyn/Cicero Morton with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Riverside-Brookfield came out on top against Berwyn/Cicero Morton by a score of 50-38 on Tuesday. Given Riverside-Brookfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Berwyn/Cicero Morton is ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lyons' win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Riverside-Brookfield, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Lyons ended up a good deal behind Riverside-Brookfield when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 71-56. Can Lyons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
