If Triad was feeling good fresh off their 53-19 takedown of Northeastern last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Triad Cardinals were dealt a 66-29 loss at the hands of the Fairbanks Panthers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Panthers are ranked 148th).
| 12/07/24 vs Fairbanks | 4 |
| 12/04/24 vs Northeastern | 2 |
| 12/02/24 vs Mechanicsburg | 2 |
| 11/26/24 @ Riverside | 2 |
| 11/23/24 vs Shawnee | 2 |
Defeat or not, Triad got some senior leadership from Mia Lemay and Abbey Overfield. Lemay posted eight points along with 11 boards and four blocks, while Overfield had nine points. Lemay is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairbanks got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mollie Thrush out in front who earned six points along with six assists and four steals. With that strong performance, Thrush is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Cutler, who put up nine points and three steals.
Triad now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fairbanks, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Triad didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-11 loss against Elgin on the 9th. As for Fairbanks, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-36 victory against West Liberty-Salem on the 12th.
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