Paint Valley is 0-5 against Fairfield since December of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paint Valley Bearcats face off against the Fairfield Lions at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Paint Valley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They had to suffer through a 57-24 loss at the hands of Unioto. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 696th, while the Shermans are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Fairfield didn't have quite enough to beat Westfall on Wednesday and fell 46-44.
Paint Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Fairfield, they dropped their record down to 4-13 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Paint Valley took a serious blow against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 56-18. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Paint Valley was down 33-9.
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