The Circleville Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Union Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Circleville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past McClain 46-25. Circleville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Union put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Hillsboro with points to spare, taking the game 52-36. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Indians are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfield Union's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Circleville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Circleville came up short against Fairfield Union when the teams last played back in January, falling 41-35. Can Circleville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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