Basketball Game Preview: Skyline Falcons vs. Fairview Knights

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 10:15pm

Basketball Preview: Skyline Falcons vs. Fairview Knights

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The Skyline Falcons will head out to take on the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Skyline came up short against Mead and fell 66-56. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Johnny McCray

Steals

02/07/25 vs Mead6
02/04/25 vs Horizon4
02/01/25 @ Gateway6
01/28/25 @ Erie2
01/25/25 vs Battle Mountain5
+ 3 more games

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Johnny McCray, who went 5 of 9 to rack up 14 points and six steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Martinez-Hernandez, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five steals.

Meanwhile, Fairview didn't have too much trouble with Erie on Friday as they won 63-46. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Fairview's win came from a few key players Skyline will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Spencer Brown, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. What's more, he also posted a 64% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trevor Ochs, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.

Fairview's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

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