Basketball Game Preview: Circleville Tigers vs. Fairfield Union Falcons

Circleville is 1-9 against Fairfield Union since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Circleville Tigers will face off against the Fairfield Union Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Circleville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Hamilton Township by a score of 67-64 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since February 3, 2024.

Meanwhile, Fairfield Union ended up a good deal behind Hamilton Township on Tuesday and lost 75-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Falcons still had to take the loss.

This is the second loss in a row for Circleville and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Fairfield Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.

Circleville ended up a good deal behind Fairfield Union in their previous meeting on Thursday, losing 51-35. Can Circleville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.