Basketball Recap: Fairbanks Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairbanks). They blew past the Catholic Central Irish 76-44 on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Catholic Central lost, don't look at Keegan Guenther. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Thompson, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.

Panthers

Previous Games

12/17/24 vs Catholic Central	76-44
12/14/24 @ Pleasant	41-40
12/13/24 @ Northeastern	72-36
12/10/24 vs Southeastern Local	67-41
12/07/24 vs Granville	51-41
+ 2 more games

The win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Catholic Central, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fairbanks will welcome West Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season. As for Catholic Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison Plains at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 61 points per game.