The Fairlawn Jets are taking a road trip to take on the Riverside Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Fairlawn's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Fairlawn is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Newton Local just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 61-56 to the Indians. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Jets couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Riverside played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 76-25 loss at the hands of Milton-Union. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 222nd).
Fairlawn's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Fairlawn strolled past Riverside in their previous matchup back in December of 2025 by a score of 54-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jets since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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