Senior Rose Smith averaged 14.8 point a game last year and is nearing 900 career points at Lyon.
After winning back-to-back games with only six players in uniform, Lyon County’s girls got a large portion of their bench back on Thursday.
Host Madisonville-North Hopkins, however, was still limited to six younger players.
The result was Lyon’s largest point total of the season as the Lady Lyons claimed a rare win against Madisonville, 71-49.
The Lady Maroons (1-5) had their moments early in the contest despite playing with the shorthanded lineup. Madisonville scored the first seven points of the night and led 10-3 and 12-5.
Lyon (8-4) countered with a 10-0 run to get the lead at 15-12. Madisonville went back in front 19-17, but the Lady Lyons finished the first half with a 12-3 run to get to halftime with a 29-22 advantage.
Lyon quickly extended the margin to double figures in the third quarter while opening up a 53-33 lead by the end of the stanza.
The Lady Lyons led by as much as 24 points in the final frame on the way to the 22-point triumph.
Ella Defew led Lyon with 21 points while Rose Smith had 20 points and seven rebounds. Calista Collins tallied another double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Kaytee Parish led Madisonville with 16 points. Amari Lovan had 10.
The Lady Maroons had taken 10 of the previous 12 meetings between the two schools.
Lyon won in Madisonville 39-34 on Feb. 6, 2018. The Lady Lyons were also victorious at Maroon Gym on Nov. 28, 2006, taking that tilt 56-39.
Lyon will play a pair of home games on Saturday in the Akridge Ace Hardware Shootout. The Lady Lyons will face Dawson Springs at noon and Butler County at 4 p.m.
Lyon County 11 18 24 18 — 71
Madisonville-NH 12 10 11 16 — 49
Lyon County (8-4)—Ella Defew 21, Rose Smith 20, Calista Collins 16, Hadlie Butler 7, Lilly Perry 6, Katelyn Dykes 1.
Madisonville-North Hopkins (1-5)—Kaytee Parish 16, Amari Lovan 10, Addy Prow 8, Bryanne Johnson 7, Chloe Young 6, Brylee Baumgardner 2.
