On Saturday, the Lafayette Fighting Irish were able to grind out a solid win over the Webb City Cardinals, taking the game 47-38. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Cardinals are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Webb City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lafayette will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Maryville at 6:15 p.m. on January 9th. As for Webb City, they will be playing at home against Nixa at 6:00 p.m. on January 6th. Nixa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Webb City likes a good challenge.
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