Lexington is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Dutch Fork is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lexington Wildcats will welcome the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lexington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Lexington is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Chapin: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lexington blew Chapin out of the water with a 68-37 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against White Knoll on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. Given the Silver Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Timberwolves are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Dutch Fork, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Lexington suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Dutch Fork in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dutch Fork's Michaela Fairwell, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards. Now that Lexington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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