Basketball Recap: Micah Friesen's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fairbury over Centennial

Fairbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-44 heartbreaker at the hands of the Centennial Broncos. If the Jeffs were looking for revenge after losing 42-27 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Fairbury lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Micah Friesen, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Friesen a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Ohlde, who posted 17 points and four blocks.

Fairbury's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Centennial, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fairbury will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 5:00 p.m. on December 28th. As for Centennial, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Milford has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 186 points over their last three contests.