Fairbury hasn't had much luck against Tri County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Fairbury Jeffs will square off against the Tri County Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Fairbury is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Johnson County Central, falling 70-46. That's two games in a row now that the Jeffs have lost by exactly 24 points.
Meanwhile, Tri County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Fillmore Central. 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 177th, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
Fairbury's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Tri County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Fairbury came up short against Tri County when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-48. Can Fairbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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