Basketball Recap: Ten Straight Home Wins for Dutch Fork

On Friday, Dutch Fork faced Lexington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes took down the Lexington Wildcats 45-31. Winning may never get old, but the Silver Foxes sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Dutch Fork's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aaliyah Lee, who posted eight points along with five assists and three steals. Michaela Fairwell was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 12 points and four steals.

Lee wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Dutch Fork was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington only racked up eight assists.

Lexington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sydni Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards, and Izzy Saville, who had seven points and four steals. Saville is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Gabby Dunat also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Silver Foxes

Previous Games (Home)

02/07/25 vs Lexington	45-31
01/31/25 vs Chapin	60-34
01/24/25 vs Irmo	85-39
01/14/25 vs White Knoll	47-42
01/07/25 vs Keenan	67-48
+ 5 more games

Dutch Fork pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dutch Fork will welcome River Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dutch Fork is facing River Bluff at the right time seeing as River Bluff is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Lexington, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against White Knoll at 6:00 p.m. Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.