Fairfield is on a 18-game streak of home wins, while North Adams is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fairfield Lions will take on the North Adams Green Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairfield can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on McClain with a sharp 53-30 victory. Given Fairfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while McClain is ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfield relied on the efforts of Cade Miller, who scored 13 points along with two steals, and Larkin Friend, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Friend hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Logan McIntosh, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, North Adams earned a 44-37 victory over Fayetteville-Perry on Tuesday.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 16-0. As for North Adams, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Fairfield strolled past North Adams when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 54-37. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does North Adams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
