If Fairfield was feeling good fresh off their 73-21 takedown of Eldorado last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fairfield Mules fell 41-32 to the Richland County Tigers on Thursday. The Mules were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richland County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leah Gibson, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Gibson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelysse Weiler, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Fairfield dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Richland County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Fairfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-20 victory against Casey-Westfield on the 20th. Richland County and Harrisburg will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on December 27th.
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