Basketball Game Preview: West Liberty-Salem Tigers vs. Fairbanks Panthers

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	37-49 L
02/09/24 - Away	36-50 L
12/19/23 - Home	65-61 W
01/24/23 - Home	39-51 L
12/02/22 - Away	37-38 L
+ 5 more games

West Liberty-Salem and Fairbanks are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers challenge the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, West Liberty-Salem had just enough and edged Indian Lake out 62-60. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Fairbanks had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 73-35 victory over the Cardinals. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Fairbanks pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for West Liberty-Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.

West Liberty-Salem came up short against Fairbanks in their previous matchup back in January, falling 49-37. Will West Liberty-Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.