Having just played yesterday, the Riverside Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Fairlawn Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Miami East on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Pirates were beaten by the Vikings 66-14. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Riverside's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Madelyn Lemly, who posted four points and three steals, and Chloe Purtee, who earned two points.
Meanwhile, Fairlawn was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 39-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Loramie. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 621st, while the Redskins are ranked 257th).
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Fairlawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Riverside strolled past Fairlawn when the teams last played back in February by a score of 43-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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