McClain and Fairfield are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the McClain Tigers challenge the Fairfield Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McClain is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
On Saturday, McClain came up short against Zane Trace and fell 56-49. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 178th).
Fairfield has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-48 heartbreaker at the hands of North Adams.
McClain's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
McClain might still be hurting after the 53-30 loss they got from Fairfield when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can McClain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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