Basketball Game Preview: Fairbanks Panthers vs. Triad Cardinals

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Away	64-17 W
02/02/24 - Away	49-50 L
12/15/23 - Home	80-42 W
02/10/23 - Neutral	42-21 W
12/16/22 - Away	53-35 W
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Fairbanks is 9-1 against Triad since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Fairbanks Panthers duke it out with the Triad Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairbanks has 11 straight victories, Triad has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Fairbanks is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing KIPP Columbus: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fairbanks blew KIPP Columbus out of the water with a 67-31 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Triad scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 75-62 to Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 843rd, while the Irish are ranked 366th).

Fairbanks' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Triad, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.

Everything came up roses for Fairbanks against Triad when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 64-17 victory. In that contest, Fairbanks amassed a halftime lead of 35-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.