Preview: Fairfield Lions vs. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays
Fairfield is 6-1 against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fairfield Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairfield has 14 straight victories, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Fairfield has not done well against Eastern recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Fairfield secured a 56-50 W over Eastern.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They fell just short of Symmes Valley by a score of 53-50.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything came up roses for Fairfield against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 63-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
