The Fairfield Indians lost against the Lakota West Firebirds back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Fairfield received a tough blow as they fell 49-32 to Lakota West. Fairfield has struggled against Lakota West recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Fairfield still got an impressive performance from Kimberlin Samples, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Samples has scored all season.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Lakota West, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Fairfield will head out on the road to take on Lakota East at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakota East has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Lakota West, they will be playing at home against Princeton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
