The Fairbanks Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Madison Plains Golden Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Wednesday, Fairbanks came up short against Centerburg and fell 59-46. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Trojans are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison Plains). They snuck past Washington with a 70-64 victory on Friday.
This is the second loss in a row for Fairbanks and nudges their season record down to 11-10. As for Madison Plains, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Fairbanks beat Madison Plains 38-26 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairbanks since the squad 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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