Basketball Recap: Fairmont Beats Clinton for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Golden Tornadoes

Previous Games

01/28/25 @ Clinton	55-33
01/27/25 vs West Bladen	63-14
01/20/25 @ Pinecrest	51-36
01/18/25 vs Hoke County	55-23
01/17/25 @ St. Pauls	54-51
+ 3 more games

Fairmont entered their tilt with Clinton on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Clinton Dark Horses 55-33. The Golden Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Fairmont's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taniya Simms, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 18 boards. The dominant performance also gave Simms a new career-high in blocks (eight). Lyric McNair was another key player, going 6 for 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals.

Fairmont was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clinton only racked up two assists.

Despite the defeat, Clinton had strong showings from Phoenix Everett, who went 7 of 14 en route to 16 points and five steals, and Jianna Pickett, who posted two points. Everett is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 16 games she's played.

Fairmont's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Clinton, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-6.

Fairmont will take on Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season. As for Clinton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-44 defeat against St. Pauls on the 29th.