Basketball Game Preview: Fairfield Union Falcons vs. Circleville Tigers

Fairfield Union is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Circleville is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fairfield Union Falcons will welcome the Circleville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Fairfield Union is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Hillsboro with points to spare, taking the game 52-36. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Indians are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fans were treated to a Battle of the Tigers on Wednesday. Circleville put the hurt on McClain with a sharp 46-25 win. Circleville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Fairfield Union's victory bumped their record up to 24-0. As for Circleville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.

Fairfield Union didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Circleville in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. Will Fairfield Union repeat their success, or does Circleville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.