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| 02/07/25 - Home | 61-54 W |
| 12/28/24 - Away | 65-43 W |
| 12/13/24 - Away | 61-49 W |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 77-49 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 47-24 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fairfield won the last time they faced Eldorado and things went their way on Friday too. The Fairfield Mules walked away with a 61-54 win over the Eldorado Eagles. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Eagles are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Eldorado still got an impressive performance from Jake Phelps, who went 7 for 11 to rack up 21 points. The dominant performance also gave Phelps a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Drayson Grathler was another key player, putting up ten points.
Fairfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Eldorado, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.
Fairfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-47 loss against Cumberland on the 8th. As for Eldorado, they will be playing at home against Carmi-White County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
