Ironton fought the good fight in their overtime game against Fairland on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairland Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Dragons are ranked 27th).
Several Fighting Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Layne, who went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points and eight rebounds. Layne has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braden Schreck, who posted 15 points.
Fairland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Buchanan, who put up 23 points. Cliff Fransen was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.
Fighting Tigers
| 01/28/25 vs Fairland | 56-61 |
| 01/25/25 vs Dawson-Bryant | 81-68 |
| 01/24/25 vs Portsmouth | 84-40 |
| 01/21/25 @ Portsmouth | 69-44 |
| 01/18/25 @ Spring Valley | 45-63 |
The defeat snapped Ironton's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Fairland, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Ironton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-49 victory against South Point on the 31st. As for Fairland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-45 win against Portsmouth on the 29th.
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