Fairless and Tuscarawas Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Fairless Falcons will welcome the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Friday, Fairless might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Manchester an easy 58-35 victory. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Tuscarawas Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Hiland, falling 68-44. One positive for the Trojans, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Fairless will have to keep a close watch on Cole Kuykendall and Barrett Bandy, a pair of players who had a big impact on Tuscarawas Valley's prior game. Kuykendall posted eight points, while Bandy had ten points. The dominant performance also gave Kuykendall a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Landon Souers, who put up five points.
Fairless' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Tuscarawas Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Fairless came up short against Tuscarawas Valley in their previous matchup back in February, falling 42-29. Thankfully for Fairless, John Leffler (who went 7 of 14 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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