Basketball Recap: Fairport Extends Winning Streak to Six

By Team Reports Dec 28, 2024, 12:27pm

Basketball Recap: Fairport Red Raiders vs. Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers

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Previous 6 Games

12/27/24 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude80-79
12/20/24 @ Franklin84-44
12/18/24 @ Webster Schroeder64-51
12/13/24 vs Hilton84-36
12/11/24 @ Brighton90-48
12/07/24 vs Bishop Kearney88-52

Fairport put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers 80-79.

When it comes to explaining why Bishop Timon-St. Jude lost, don't look at Nakyhi Harris. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Mike Gibson, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.

Fairport's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.

Fairport won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Health Sciences Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Health Sciences Charter will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Fairport surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, they will head out to challenge Lackawanna at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Timon-St. Jude is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.2 points per game this season.

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