The Fairland Dragons will be taking part in a tournament against the Wheelersburg Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Fairland sitting on 15 straight wins and Wheelersburg on four.
Fairland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to River Valley for the full four quarters, racking up an 82-39 victory. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Brody Buchanan
| 02/21/25 vs River Valley | 24 |
| 02/12/25 @ Chesapeake | 35 |
| 02/08/25 vs South Webster | 23 |
| 02/07/25 vs Chesapeake | 30 |
Fairland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Buchanan out in front who went 9-for-14 to rack up 24 points and eight assists. Buchanan's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 23 points. Another player making a difference was Gabe Polcyn, who went 7-for-8 on his way to 14 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Fairland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They are a perfect 5-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Oak Hill on Friday, but they still walked away with a 38-33 victory.
Fairland pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Wheelersburg, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Fairland and Wheelersburg were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but Fairland came up empty-handed after a 76-75 defeat. Can Fairland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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