BATESVILLE, Ark. – Fresh off a 69-63 win at Texas A&M-Texarkana in its first road game of the season last Thursday, the Lyon College men's basketball team looks to move to 3-0 on the year as the Scots travel to Crowley's Ridge College for a non-conference game on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
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LYON COLLEGE (2-0) VS CROWLEY'S RIDGE COLLEGE (0-4)
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Tuesday, Nov. 12 | 7 p.m.
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Carter Activity Center | Paragould, Ark.
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THE MATCHUP
LYON: Five players are averaging double figures in scoring this season for the Scots, led by Dominique Loyd's 18 points per game. Loyd dropped 20 points in the Scots' win at TAMUT, with 17 of those coming in the second half. Jonathan Iliya is second on the team in scoring at 14 points per game, but leads the Scots in rebounding (7.0 rebounds per game). Hunter Daley (11.5 points per game), Zalek Sharp (11 points per game) and Grant Patterson (10.5 points per game) are the other Scots averaging double figures in scoring.
CRC: The Pioneers enter Tuesday night's contest at 0-4 on the year after falling on the road at Freed-Hardeman by a score of 120-83 this past Saturday. Bo Roberson and Randy Stanley are the top two players in the CRC lineup. Roberson is averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game. He is second on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.5 boards per game. Stanley is the only other Pioneer averaging double figures in scoring this season at 10.3 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
The Scots are 6-1 in the all-time series against the Pioneers. Lyon swept the two-game season series last year against CRC, which included a 75-50 win on the road on Dec. 22, 2018.
UP NEXT FOR THE SCOTS
Following Tuesday night's game at CRC, the Scots will head out to Alabama and play in the Talladega College Classic. The Scots will play Faulkner on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and will conclude tournament play on Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. against Rust College.
Men's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski
870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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