Fairlawn hasn't had much luck against Russia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fairlawn Jets will take on the Russia Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Fairlawn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, 2025 welcomed Fairlawn with a 63-41 loss courtesy of Jackson Center. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 608th, while the Tigers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Russia put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 58-31 blowout they got against New Bremen. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Russia's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.2 points. As for Fairlawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Fairlawn was taken down by Russia 57-24 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will Fairlawn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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