Fairfield Central and Eau Claire are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Fairfield Central Griffins will host the Eau Claire Shamrocks at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfield Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Fairfield Central made off with a 53-52 victory over Clinton.
Fairfield Central can attribute much of their success to Khaleb Feaster, who went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points. Kamauri Jones was another key player, putting up nine points.
Fairfield Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Eau Claire humbled Chester with a 69-24 victory. That looming 69-24 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Shamrocks yet this season.
Fairfield Central has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Eau Claire, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-3.
Fairfield Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eau Claire in their previous matchup on January 14th, but they still walked away with a 40-35 victory. Will Fairfield Central repeat their success, or does Eau Claire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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