A win for Fairfax just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the North Mustangs on the road and fell 74-46. While losing is never fun, the Stampede can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 12th).
When it comes to explaining why Fairfax lost, don't look at Bryan Mathews. Despite the final result, he earned 23 points. That was a full 50% of Fairfax's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Dayon Green was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Fairfax smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North only pulled down nine.
Varney Kamara was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 11 en route to 22 points plus two steals for North. Kamara's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Swift, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Fairfax's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for North, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Fairfax has already played their next matchup (against North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North, they are taking a road trip to take on Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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