The Fairview Aggies will head out on the road to face off against the Arab Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fairview has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Arab will arrive with ten straight wins.
On Tuesday, Fairview came up short against Vinemont and fell 44-33.
Arab has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 33 points or more this season. They took their match at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 57-17 victory over Oneonta. Given Arab's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Oneonta is ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairview's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Arab, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fairview took a serious blow against Arab in their previous matchup back in January, falling 77-27. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fairview was down 38-16.
