The Lafayette Fighting Irish have not done well against the St. Pius X Warriors recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lafayette skirted past St. Pius X 48-46. For Lafayette, this counts as revenge for the 57-32 defeat St. Pius X walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why St. Pius X lost, one person who can't be blamed is Hayley Tischinski. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. Ava Coons was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds.
Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for St. Pius X, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-13.
Lafayette will be playing in front of their home fans against Savannah at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Savannah will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Lafayette is ranked 52nd). As for St. Pius X, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-43 defeat vs. St. James Academy on the 19th.
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