State Fair Community College played championship-level defense Friday night, and the Roadrunners beat Three Rivers College 88-72 in their Region 16 men’s basketball opener.
After failing to beat the Raiders at home since 1988-89, State Fair has won four straight against them at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center.
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