The Fairborn Skyhawks and the Greenville Green Wave will round out the year against one another at at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Fairborn is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Fairborn is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tippecanoe on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fairborn was outmatched by Tippecanoe and fell 70-34. The Skyhawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-16.
Meanwhile, Greenville came up short against West Carrollton on Friday and fell 65-57. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 629th, while the Pirates are ranked 310th).
Fairborn will have to keep a close watch on John Barr and Drew Hamilton, a pair of players who had a big impact on Greenville's prior game. Barr dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Hamilton went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points and eight boards. Barr continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Greenville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Fairborn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Fairborn strolled past Greenville in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 56-37. Does Fairborn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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