The Lakota East Thunderhawks won the last time they faced the Fairfield Indians, and things went their way on Saturday too. Lakota East was the clear victor by a 64-40 margin over Fairfield. Given Lakota East's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Fairfield is ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Lakota East to victory were Brooke Asher and Bella Sturgill. Asher scored 17 points along with 5 assists, while Sturgill scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Celina Blount, who scored 9 points along with 3 steals.
Lakota East's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Lakota East will be playing in front of their home fans against Pickerington Central at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday. As for Fairfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Mason at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Mason focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
