There's no place like home for the Fairfield Mules, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against Hamilton County by a score of 38-29 on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for Fairfield, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Hamilton County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rayci Phelps, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Peyton Harmon who scored seven points along with two steals. That was a full 44.8% of Hamilton County's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-17 record this season. As for Hamilton County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
Fairfield will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rangers at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Hamilton County, they will head out on the road to take on the Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
