The Fairview Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Lakewood Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairview, who comes in off a win.
Fairview is headed out to face Lakewood after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fairview breezed by Prairie View to the tune of 58-17 on Tuesday. With the Knights ahead 39-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Olivia Soto and Chloe Hickory were among the main playmakers for Fairview as the former had 12 points along with seven assists and six rebounds and the latter went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus three steals. Those seven assists gave Soto a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rylee Bennett, who had eight points in addition to four steals.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 47-29 bruising from Golden. The match was a 18-18 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Iben Last, who scored four points in addition to seven rebounds.
Fairview was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakewood in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 61-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairview since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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