If the Ironton Fighting Tigers were riding high off their 52-27 takedown of the South Charleston Black Eagles on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Ironton had to suffer through a rough 78-23 loss at the hands of Fairland. Ironton has not had much luck with Fairland recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Bailey Russell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fairland, scoring 20 points along with six steals and five rebounds. The match was Russell's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Bree Allen was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six steals and five assists.
Ironton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fairland, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ironton will face off against Rock Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Hill is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Fairland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Point at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Point will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Fairland is ranked 13th).
