There's no place like home for Fairfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the East Juniata Tigers out 44-42.
When it comes to explaining why East Juniata lost on Saturday, don't look at Wrett Smith. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 40.5% of East Juniata's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Carolus, who put up four points and five steals.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for East Juniata, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Fairfield will venture away from home to take on Bermudian Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Juniata, they will host York Country Day at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (York Country Day has seven straight wins, East Juniata has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
