Erie lost against Fairview back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Erie Tigers took a hard 63-46 fall against the Fairview Knights. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).
Despite the loss, Erie still got an impressive performance from Christopher Smith, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Owen, who posted eight points.
Fairview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Spencer Brown led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. What's more, Brown also posted a 64% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Trevor Ochs was another key player, going 5 for 9 to rack up 14 points.
Erie's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Fairview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Erie will host Longmont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Longmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Fairview, they will be playing at home against Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairview also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.6 points per game.
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