Basketball Game Preview: Fairview Warriors vs. Lake Catholic Cougars

The Fairview Warriors will take on the Lake Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairview is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.

On Saturday, Fairview didn't have too much trouble with Clearview as they won 46-31. The 46-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Lake Catholic suffered their biggest loss since January 21, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against Padua Franciscan, falling 71-48. The Cougars were down 56-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Lake Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.

Fairview strolled past Lake Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 74-58. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lake Catholic's Peyton Budrys Rini, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 18 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Fairview to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.