Fairfield is 2-7 against Central Christian since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairfield Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Central Christian Cougars. Hopefully Fairfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Friday.
On Friday, Fairfield was the victim of a rough 49-27 defeat at the hands of Norwich. 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 Norwich is ranked 101st).
Mikayla Pugh was Fairfield's leading scorer, having posted 16 points. Pugh also led the team in assists with two.
Erin Schwertfeger held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Central Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They breezed by Skyline at home to the tune of 69-41. The win was nothing new for Central Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Fairfield has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Central Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Fairfield strolled past Central Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 55-39. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Central Christian's Kaylee Kauffman, who scored 21 points along with three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Fairfield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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