The Fairfield Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Malta Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fairfield heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Saturday. They fell just short of Chinook by a score of 44-41. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Malta came tearing into Thursday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bulldogs 63-33. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth in Montana, while the Bulldogs are ranked 68th in Montana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malta's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for Fairfield, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 19-1.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 67-44 loss they got from Malta in their previous meeting back in March of 2020. Can Fairfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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