Two dominant forwards in Bree Allen and Gracie Ashley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fairland Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Notre Dame Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairland is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Fairland is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Boyd County. Fairland took down Boyd County 75-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Notre Dame's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of South Gallia by a score of 64-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Notre Dame's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ashley, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ella Kirby, who scored 15 points.
Fairland's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points per game. As for Notre Dame, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3.
