The Lakota West Firebirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Fairfield Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Lakota West is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Lakota West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 36-29 victory over St. Xavier. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but the Firebirds were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield). They really took it to Lakota East for the full four quarters, racking up a 100-64 win. With the Indians ahead 47-25 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Lakota West's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. As for Fairfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Lakota West couldn't quite finish off Fairfield in their previous meeting back in January and fell 61-59. Can Lakota West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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