The Fairfield Mules will take on the Woodlawn Cardinals in a tournament on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Fairfield's way against Casey-Westfield as Fairfield made off with a 42-20 victory.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Woodlawn challenged Farina South Central on Monday. Woodlawn took their match with ease, bagging a 62-32 win over Farina South Central. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 29 points or more this season.
Fairfield better focus on containing Sophia Skinner and Rylie Hockett as the pair were huge in Woodlawn's win. Skinner went 10 for 23 on her way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Hockett posted 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. That's the most points Skinner has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashtyn Griffin, who put up seven points along with six boards and five assists.
Woodlawn's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.5 points per game. As for Fairfield, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Fairfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodlawn in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, winning 44-35. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Woodlawn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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