The Fairbury Jeffs will be taking part in a tournament against the David City Scouts at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairbury is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Fairbury ended up a good deal behind Johnson County Central and lost 50-34.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask David City). They took down Thayer Central 56-38 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Scouts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Titans are ranked 31st).
Fairbury's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for David City, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Fairbury, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-27 loss to David City when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Fairbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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