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| 01/26/17 - Home | 77-27 W |
| 01/28/16 - Away | 43-22 W |
| 12/14/15 - Home | 44-33 W |
Firestone is a perfect 3-0 against Garfield since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Falcons will take on the Rams in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. Firestone has given up an average of 52.7 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Firestone is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ellet on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Falcons came up short against the Orangemen, falling 60-38. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Orangemen are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Garfield had just enough and edged out East 58-55 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Firestone, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Firestone against Garfield in their previous meeting back in January of 2017, as the team secured a 77-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
