The Fairfield Falcons will challenge the Lakeland Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairfield has five straight victories, Lakeland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fairfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Prairie Heights 71-20. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland had to suffer through a 70-41 loss at the hands of East Noble. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Knights are ranked 87th).
Fairfield will need focus on slowing down Dulce Canedo, one of several Lakeland players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Schackow, who put up five points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks.
Fairfield's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Fairfield took their victory against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 47-23. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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