Even though the Fairborn Skyhawks have not done well against the Sidney Yellowjackets recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. It was close, but Fairborn ultimately received the gift of a 44-42 win from a begrudging Skyhawkssquad. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
It was another big night for Taiyou Williams, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Townsend, who scored 12 points.
Fairborn's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Sidney, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Fairborn will be home for the holidays to greet Tippecanoe at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sidney, they will head out on the road to face off against Piqua at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piqua has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
