Fairhope and Daphne are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Fairhope Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Daphne Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Fairhope was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-54 to Foley. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Daphne came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 59-16 win over the Golden Bears. The game marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season.
Daphne's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Fairhope, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Fairhope lost to Daphne on the road by a decisive 47-32 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Fairhope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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