Basketball Game Preview: Tuslaw Mustangs vs. Fairless Falcons

The Tuslaw Mustangs will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Fairless Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Tuslaw came up short against Northwest on Friday, falling 65-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Indians are ranked 77th).

Meanwhile, Fairless might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Tuscarawas Valley an easy 64-41 win. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tuslaw now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fairless, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Tuslaw and Fairless were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Tuslaw came up empty-handed after a 31-30 defeat. Can Tuslaw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.