Basketball Recap: Fulton Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Fulton waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 58-40 victory over the Merrill Vandals. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vandals, too.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games (Away)

12/13/24 @ Merrill	58-40
02/13/24 @ Vestaburg	54-47
02/01/24 @ Carson City-Crystal	60-33
01/25/24 @ Montabella	47-43
01/19/24 @ Ashley	62-20

Fulton's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Merrill, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

The future could be bright for both Fulton and Merrill: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Fulton will try to hand Ashley their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Merrill will look to extend Farwell's five-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.