The Lakota East Thunderhawks will venture away from home to face off against the Fairfield Indians at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Lakota East is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mason just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 59-39 to the Comets. While losing is never fun, the Thunderhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Comets are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Fairfield can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Middletown out 42-40.
Fairfield's victory ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-15. As for Lakota East, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Lakota East strolled past Fairfield when the teams last played on January 11th by a score of 50-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakota East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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