The Fairfield Mules will challenge the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairfield has four straight wins, Mt. Vernon has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Fairfield didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Edwards County, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mules' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Lions are ranked 128th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon had to suffer through a 65-31 loss at the hands of Tecumseh.
Fairfield will need focus on slowing down Taylor Ellison, one of several Mt. Vernon players who made an impact when they last played. She posted four points. The dominant performance also gave Ellison a new career-high in assists (three). Cassidy Jones was another key player, putting up four points.
Even though they lost, Mt. Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
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