The Fairfield Falcons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Attica. While losing is never fun, Fairfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while Attica is ranked 148th).
Fairfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikayla Pugh, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Pugh pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Schwertfeger, who scored seven points along with 13 rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Fairfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Attica only pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Leading Attica to victory were Cady Hemphill and Zoie Redgate. Hemphill scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Redgate scored 17 points along with four steals. Redgate is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Baylee Ricke, who scored four points along with ten rebounds.
Fairfield's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-9. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.8 points per game. As for Attica, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-6.
Fairfield will play host again and welcome Olpe, where tip off is scheduled for TBD on Tuesday. Hopefully Fairfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday. As for Attica, they will head out on the road to take on Skyline at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Attica focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
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