Basketball Recap: Fairfield Beats Herrin for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Mules

Previous Games

01/22/25 vs Herrin	59-43
01/20/25 @ Frankfort	25-24
01/18/25 vs Mt. Vernon	41-23
01/16/25 @ Edwards County	52-48
12/28/24 vs Flora	50-16
+ 2 more games

After only 25 points in their last match, Fairfield made sure to put some points up on the board against Herrin on Wednesday. The Fairfield Mules enjoyed a cozy 59-43 victory over the Herrin Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Mules sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

Fairfield has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Herrin, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.

Fairfield won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Sesser-Valier/Waltonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sesser-Valier/Waltonville will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Fairfield surely won't give up without a fight. As for Herrin, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Frankfort at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.