Southeastern Local is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fairbanks is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Southeastern Local Trojans will host the Fairbanks Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Southeastern Local blew past Kenton Ridge, posting a 62-24 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Cougars are ranked 630th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
While Fairbanks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Catholic Central 65-22 last Saturday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-10.
Southeastern Local better keep an eye on Ally Gearheart. She was instrumental in Fairbanks' win, going 6 of 10 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Gearheart a new career-high in boards (four). Mara Vicari was another key player, putting up ten points and five steals.
Fairbanks was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catholic Central only posted two assists.
Fairbanks' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Southeastern Local, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Southeastern Local strolled past Fairbanks when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 45-31. Does Southeastern Local have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairbanks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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