Basketball Game Preview: Fairbanks Panthers vs. Worthington Christian Warriors

Fairbanks is 0-7 against Worthington Christian since January of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Fairbanks Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Worthington Christian Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Fairbanks is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.

Fairbanks is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing West Liberty-Salem: they outscored them in every quarter. Fairbanks strolled past West Liberty-Salem with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-33. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Tigers are ranked 498th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Worthington Christian fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 63-58 W against Whitehall-Yearling.

Worthington Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-18. As for Fairbanks, their victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1.

Fairbanks was dealt a bruising 62-30 loss at the hands of Worthington Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will Fairbanks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.