Preview: Fairview Apaches vs. Ayersville Pilots
Fairview and Ayersville are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Fairview Apaches will head out on the road to challenge the Ayersville Pilots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fairview comes in on six and Ayersville on seven.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fairview's strategy against Edon on Tuesday. Fairview took down Edon 62-45. Given Fairview's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Edon is ranked 635th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ayersville gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Continental 58-25 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Ayersville just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Ally Schindler, who scored 14 points along with six assists and three steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. Taylor Craft was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Fairview is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Ayersville, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fairview strolled past Ayersville when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 59-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairview since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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