South Point hasn't had much luck against Fairland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Point Pointers will head out to square off against the Fairland Dragons at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-17, which was the final score in South Point's tilt against Portsmouth on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Pointers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Trojans are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Fairland had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Hornets, posting a 76-25 win. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 32 points or more this season.
Fairland's win came from a few key players South Point will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isa Taliaferro, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 22 boards. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in steals (five). Another player making a difference was Addison Godby, who went 7 of 11 en route to 14 points along with four steals and three blocks.
Fairland's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points per game. As for South Point, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
South Point was dealt a bruising 76-38 defeat at the hands of Fairland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairland's Bailey Russell, who went 7 of 13 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and three steals. Now that South Point knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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