The Loudonville Redbirds will challenge the Fairless Falcons at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Loudonville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering West Holmes just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Meanwhile, Fairless was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 62-26 loss at the hands of Northwest. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Indians are ranked 137th).
Loudonville's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Fairless, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Loudonville came up short against Fairless in their previous meeting back in February of 2017, falling 65-52. Can Loudonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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