Lafayette is 5-0 against St. Pius X since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lafayette Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Pius X Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lafayette has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while St. Pius X will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Lafayette was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-38 to Chillicothe. While losing is never fun, Lafayette can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Chillicothe is ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X didn't have too much trouble with Bishop LeBlond on the road on Tuesday as they won 53-38.
Lafayette's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-12. As for St. Pius X, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Everything went Lafayette's way against St. Pius X in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Lafayette made off with a 72-47 win. Will Lafayette repeat their success, or does St. Pius X have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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