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| 01/04/24 - Away | 41-16 W |
| 01/05/23 - Home | 52-49 W |
| 01/06/22 - Away | 43-36 W |
| 01/07/21 - Home | 59-47 W |
| 01/09/20 - Away | 50-48 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tri County is 8-2 against Fairbury since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tri County Trojans will welcome the Fairbury Jeffs at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Tri County came up short against Exeter-Milligan/Friend and fell 58-47. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Bobcats are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, Fairbury posted their biggest victory since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Diller-Odell with a sharp 46-26 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jeffs just coasted through the last quarter.
Tri County better focus on containing Brodie Prellwitz and Drew Watson as the pair were huge in Fairbury's win. Prellwitz went 9 of 13 on his way to 20 points and four steals, while Watson went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Those 15 points gave Watson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Korey Nippert, who posted two points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Tri County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Fairbury, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5.
Tri County took their win against Fairbury in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 41-16. Will Tri County repeat their success, or does Fairbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
