The Fairfield Lions and the Eastern Warriors will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played.
Fairfield is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wheelersburg on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fairfield came up short against Wheelersburg, falling 48-24. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Mustangs 54-35. 54 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Eastern's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Fairfield strolled past Eastern in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield 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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