The Fairfield Indians will challenge the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Lakota East took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfield, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Fairfield turned things around against Middletown on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Middies out 42-40.
Meanwhile, Lakota East suffered their biggest defeat since December 7, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Mason, falling 59-39. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderhawks in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakota East's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Fairfield, their win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-15.
Fairfield lost to Lakota East at home by a decisive 50-35 margin in their previous matchup on January 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakota East's Brooke Asher, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points along with six steals and five boards. Now that Fairfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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