Fairfield Union was the 79-58 winner over Hamilton Township when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Fairfield Union Falcons took a 60-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hamilton Township Rangers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Rangers are ranked 28th).
Jovon McBride was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 24 on his way to 31 points in addition to five boards and four steals for Hamilton Township. The match was McBride's tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daviace Packnett, who posted ten points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Fairfield Union and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Hamilton Township, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fairfield Union will venture away from home to take on Circleville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hamilton Township, they will face off against Granville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Hamilton Township likes a good challenge.
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