Columbia is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Fairview is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Columbia Raiders will host the Fairview Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
Columbia is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Oberlin: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Columbia blew Oberlin out of the water with a 69-41 final score. With the Raiders ahead 40-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Natalie Miller
| 02/05/25 vs Oberlin | 10 |
| 12/11/24 vs Brookside | 9 |
| 12/04/24 vs Black River | 7 |
| 01/15/25 @ Black River | 6 |
| 01/04/25 @ Oberlin | 5 |
Columbia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalie Miller, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Miller, who went 6 for 15 en route to 11 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Columbia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fairview hadn't done well against Lutheran West recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Fairview escaped with a win against Lutheran West by the margin of a single free throw, 44-43.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Fairview, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Columbia took a serious blow against Fairview in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, falling 51-14. Will Columbia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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