Basketball Game Preview: Fairmont Firebirds vs. Northmont Thunderbolts

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01/12/24 - Away	63-58 W
12/05/23 - Home	54-42 W
02/24/23 - Neutral	59-53 W
01/13/23 - Neutral	48-49 L
12/02/22 - Neutral	54-27 W
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Fairmont has gone 9-1 against Northmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Fairmont Firebirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Northmont Thunderbolts at 7:30 p.m. Fairmont is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Fairmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Bishop Hartley by a score of 65-62 last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Firebirds have suffered since February 6, 2024.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Northmont's strategy against Legion Collegiate Academy on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northmont blew Legion Collegiate Academy out of the water with a 70-40 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbolts.

Northmont's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Fairmont didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Northmont when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-58 win. Does Fairmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.