Fairfield is 2-7 against Burlington since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fairfield Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Burlington Grayhounds at 7:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Fairfield is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Holy Trinity Catholic, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Crusaders are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, Burlington was not able to break out of their rough patch back in January as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ottumwa.
Burlington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Fairfield lost to Burlington on the road by a decisive 75-60 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Fairfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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