The Wheelersburg Pirates will challenge the Fairland Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wheelersburg has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Fairland will arrive with 13 straight wins.
On Saturday, Wheelersburg came up short against Ironton and fell 67-60. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Fighting Tigers are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Fairland didn't have too much trouble with South Webster on Saturday as they won 65-49.
Fairland's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points over those games. As for Wheelersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Wheelersburg won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Fairland 76-75. Will Wheelersburg repeat their success, or does Fairland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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