Triad is 1-9 against Fairbanks since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Triad Cardinals challenge the Fairbanks Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Triad is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Tuesday. They took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central. One positive for the Cardinals, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Fairbanks came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Jaguars 67-31. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.
Triad's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Fairbanks, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Triad was dealt a bruising 64-17 loss at the hands of Fairbanks when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Triad was down 35-10.
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