The Slippery Rock Rockets will head out to square off against the Fairview Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Slippery Rock is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fort LeBoeuf on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. 2025 welcomed Slippery Rock with a 66-42 loss courtesy of Fort LeBoeuf. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Bison are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, Fairview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 66-31 loss at the hands of McDowell. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Fairview's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Slippery Rock, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Slippery Rock was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairview in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 55-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slippery Rock since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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