Fayetteville-Perry has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Western Brown Broncos at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Fayetteville-Perry's 19-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell to Fairfield 58-53. While losing is never fun, Fayetteville-Perry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while Fairfield is ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Western Brown's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. The game between Western Brown and Milford wasn't particularly close, with Western Brown falling 78-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Fayetteville-Perry's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Western Brown, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-5 record last season and are now at 1-4.
Things could have been worse for Fayetteville-Perry, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-40 loss to Western Brown in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can Fayetteville-Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
