Basketball Game Preview: Fairfax Lions vs. Hamilton Yankees

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2025, 11:19pm

Basketball Preview: Fairfax Lions vs. Hamilton Yankees

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Fairfax has gone 9-1 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fairfax Lions will welcome the Hamilton Yankees at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Wednesday, Fairfax came up short against Westchester and fell 75-67. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Comets are ranked 70th).

Meanwhile, Hamilton ended up a good deal behind Palisades on Wednesday and lost 64-49. The Yankees have struggled against the Dolphins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Fairfax will need focus on slowing down Garrett Anderson, one of several Hamilton players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 14 points. Yohan Martinez was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Fairfax, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.

Fairfax beat Hamilton 64-53 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hamilton's Michael Gooden, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairfax still be able to contain Gooden? There's only one way to find out.

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