The Minerva Lions will challenge the Fairless Falcons at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Minerva and six for Fairless.
Minerva came up short against Dover on Wednesday, falling 45-20. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Crimson Tornadoes are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Fairless lost to Loudonville on the road by a 47-30 margin on Friday.
Fairless' loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 7-14.
Minerva was taken down by Fairless 66-36 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Minerva was down 37-16.
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