Basketball Game Preview: Fairfield Lions vs. Manchester Greyhounds

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Previous Games

02/01/25 - Away	46-42 W
03/02/24 - Home	62-33 W
01/12/24 - Home	70-35 W
12/01/23 - Away	52-44 W
01/20/23 - Away	56-46 W
+ 5 more games

Fairfield is 8-2 against Manchester since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Fairfield Lions will welcome the Manchester Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Fairfield will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Fairfield is returning to their home court after beating Cedarville on theirs, despite the fact Cedarville has dominated at home this season. Fairfield strolled past Cedarville with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-40.

Meanwhile, Manchester hadn't done well against Peebles recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Manchester escaped with a win against Peebles by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.

Manchester pushed their record up to 11-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Fairfield, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.

Fairfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manchester when the teams last played last Saturday, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win. Does Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.