The Indiana Lyons traveled to Tennessee over the weekend and returned home with two crucial American Basketball Association (ABA) Midwest Region wins.
The Lyons hit the road to the Volunteer State with an 8-5 record, a No. 22 ranking in the ABA, a four-game win streak, and a stretch of winning seven of their last eight games.
On Saturday, they visited the No. 24-ranked Clarksville Phoenix (7-4) at Austin Peay State University. The game featured several scoring runs by both teams, but ultimately, the Lyons defense shut the Phoenix out for the final 3:00 of play and came away with a 112-106 victory.
Gerald “Cam” Campbell had a particularly productive game, tallying 32 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, a block and a steal. He buried 3 three-pointers in the contest.
Tee Williams was also on fire, racking up 22 points, 5 assists, 8 rebounds and two steals. He drained 4-of-6 shots from beyond the arc.
Danville Community High School alum Dillon Ware added 19 points to the effort, along with 9 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal. Jordan Hidleburg scored 14 points and registered 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 9 steals and 3 treys.
The Lyons avenged a home loss to the Phoenix earlier in the season, returning the favor by beating Clarksville in their house. The teams split the regular season series and are now tied in the all-time series.
On Sunday, the team traveled 45 minutes south to Nashville to face the defending ABA Midwest Region champions, the Music City Jazz.
The Jazz (1-8) sport a vastly different roster than they did last season and are having a tough go of it in 2022-23. They put up a spirited fight for the first half but ultimately, the Lyons pulled away in the final two quarters and won comfortably, 128-87.
Sunday’s victory gives the Lyons a regular season sweep of the Jazz and a 4-1 all-time series lead.
The Lyons have now won 6 games in a row and 9 of their last 10 to improve to 10-5 on the season. Two more road Midwest Region battles loom on the horizon on Saturday and Sunday as the team visits Missouri to face the Missouri Capitals (4-6) and the No. 19-ranked St. Louis Spirits (7-3).
The team returns home on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Bosstick Gym against the Ohio Bruins.