Worthington and Fairmont are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Worthington Trojans will head out to face off against the Fairmont Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Worthington is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 74-58 bruising from Jackson County Central. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Huskies are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairmont). They put the hurt on Windom with a sharp 95-75 victory on Tuesday. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Fairmont has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Worthington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Worthington strolled past Fairmont when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-46. Does Worthington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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