Fairlawn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 50-33 bruising from the West Liberty-Salem Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 673rd, while the Tigers are ranked 310th).
West Liberty-Salem was led to victory by Ava Astorino and Addison Wallen. Astorino posted 16 points and five assists, while Wallen put up 11 points and five assists. That's the most assists Wallen has posted since back in December of 2024. Ava Poppe was another key player, putting up six points and ten boards.
Fairlawn's record now sits at 3-20. As for West Liberty-Salem, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
Fairlawn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Liberty-Salem, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 40-31 defeat against Fort Recovery on the 18th.
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