Gallia Academy lost against Fairland back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Gallia Academy Blue Devils fell 53-44 to the Fairland Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Dragons are ranked 27th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Buchanan, who posted 17 points and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Cliff Fransen, who shot 5-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Gallia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Fairland, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Gallia Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 64-46 defeat against South Point on the 4th. Fairland has also already played their next game, a 64-43 victory against Portsmouth on the 4th.
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