Fairport has won three straight games at home, while Rush-Henrietta has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Fairport Red Raiders will host the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 7:30 p.m. Fairport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Rush-Henrietta likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, everything went Fairport's way against Webster Thomas as Fairport made off with a 66-46 win. The Red Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rush-Henrietta escaped with a win on Saturday against Green Tech by the margin of a single free throw, 67-66. Given the Royal Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairport better focus on containing Jalen Taggart and Avery Council as the pair were huge in Rush-Henrietta's win. Taggart went 10 for 20 on his way to 31 points and eight rebounds, while Council went 9 of 15 on his way to 23 points and four steals. The contest was Taggart's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Abdul-Haqq, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Rush-Henrietta's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Fairport, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Fairport came out on top in a nail-biter against Rush-Henrietta in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 76-73. Will Fairport repeat their success, or does Rush-Henrietta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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