Basketball Recap: Fayetteville Academy's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 11

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 6:13am

Basketball Recap: Fayetteville Academy Eagles vs. Rocky Mount Academy Eagles

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Previous Games

01/28/25 @ Rocky Mount Academy73-53
01/25/25 vs Halifax Academy86-42
01/24/25 vs Faith Christian69-31
01/20/25 @ Terry Sanford71-59
01/18/25 vs E.E. Smith77-54
+ 6 more games

Fayetteville Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Everything went their way against the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles as they made off with a 73-53 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 85-40 on January 7th.

Despite the loss, Rocky Mount Academy still got an impressive performance from Hank Berry, who posted 20 points and eight boards. Owen Lewis was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Fayetteville Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their record is now 7-6.

Fayetteville Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Harrells Christian Academy at 6:45 p.m. Fayetteville Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, Harrells Christian Academy a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Rocky Mount Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Halifax Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Rocky Mount Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.

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