Fairfield Central and Eau Claire are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Fairfield Central Griffins will head out to square off against the Eau Claire Shamrocks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairfield Central will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Newberry, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Fairfield Central managed a 51-47 win over Newberry on Wednesday.
Rashawn Brown was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 12 on his way to 21 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Khaleb Feaster, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Eau Claire put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 74-44 victory over Chester. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Cyclones are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eau Claire's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Fairfield Central, their record now sits at 5-6.
Fairfield Central lost to Eau Claire on the road by a decisive 58-42 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Fairfield Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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