Fairview hasn't had much luck against Hale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:15 p.m. Fairview will be strutting in after a victory while Hale will be coming in after a defeat.
Fairview will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Whittemore-Prescott, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Fairview blew past Whittemore-Prescott 48-28 last Thursday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hale was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 55-36 to Alcona. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Tigers are ranked 263rd).
Fairview's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Hale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Fairview came up short against Hale when the teams last played back in February, falling 42-34. Can Fairview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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