Fairbanks and Cedarville are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Fairbanks Panthers will face off against the Cedarville Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairbanks will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Fairbanks is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing West Liberty-Salem: they outscored them in every quarter. Fairbanks came out on top against West Liberty-Salem by a score of 49-37 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Tigers are ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cedarville). They took down Legacy Christian Academy 68-53 on Saturday.
Cedarville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Fairbanks, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Fairbanks skirted past Cedarville 39-37 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairbanks since the team 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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