It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Fairfield Falcons challenge the Churubusco Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Fairfield beats Churubusco with 67 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Fairfield breezed by Eastside to the tune of 67-40 on Saturday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Blazers are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Churubusco hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 51-44 win over Fremont on Tuesday.
Fairfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Churubusco, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Fairfield beat Churubusco 61-50 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Churubusco turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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