Preview: St. Pauls Bulldogs vs. Fayetteville Christian Warriors
St. Pauls has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fayetteville Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, St. Pauls took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 64-23 victory over Douglas Byrd.
St. Pauls found their leader in underclassman Tyson Thompson, who scored 17 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least 25% of St. Pauls' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakhi Purcell, who scored 14 points along with 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against O'Neal by a score of 50-40 on Tuesday.
Cristian Sias continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 27 points. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Fayetteville Christian's points. Chris Wooten was another key contributor, scoring 6 points.
The victory got St. Pauls back to even at 2-2. As for Fayetteville Christian, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
