The Fairview Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fairview earned a 52-40 victory over Erie First Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 64-60 W over North East. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Fairview's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Fairview came up short against Mercyhurst Prep in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-48. Can Fairview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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