Basketball Preview: Fuquay - Varina Bengals vs. Apex Cougars
Fuquay - Varina and Apex are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will venture away from home to take on the Apex Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fuquay - Varina will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Fuquay - Varina is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Holly Springs on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fuquay - Varina came up short against Holly Springs, falling 76-51. The Bengals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-11.
Fuquay - Varina might have lost, but man, Beckett Coon was a machine: he went 9 for 18 en route to 23 points plus three steals. The matchup was Coon's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abdou Diop, who had six points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Apex was beaten by Willow Spring 81-49 on Saturday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fuquay - Varina's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Apex, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Fuquay - Varina came up short against Apex in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 49-39. Can Fuquay - Varina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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