The Marietta Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Fairland Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fairland will be up against a hot Marietta squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 19. Marietta blew past Federal Hocking, posting a 79-49 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Lancers are ranked 112th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fairland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They claimed a resounding 59-21 victory over Chesapeake. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dragons had established a 27 point advantage.
Marietta pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fairland, they have also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Marietta took a serious blow against Fairland in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 76-32. Can Marietta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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