Basketball Recap: Fairland Skates Past Ironton with Ease

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs Rock Hill	65
12/10/24 @ Rock Hill	52
01/13/25 @ Dawson-Bryant	51
12/03/24 vs Dawson-Bryant	50
12/13/24 vs Ironton	44

Fairland won the last time they faced Ironton and things went their way on Monday too. The Fairland Dragons took their game with ease, bagging a 62-32 victory over the Ironton Fighting Tigers. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 30 points or more this season.

Fairland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addison Godby led the charge by going 7 for 9 en route to 15 points. Godby is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Layne, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 17 points and three steals.

Fairland's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Ironton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fairland will square off against Portsmouth West at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ironton has already played their next matchup (against South Point), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.