Basketball Recap: West Bladen Extends Winning Streak to 14

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 12:50am

Basketball Recap: West Bladen Knights vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes

Knights

Previous Games

02/11/25 vs Fairmont47-31
02/07/25 @ Midway74-34
02/04/25 vs Clinton64-26
01/31/25 @ St. Pauls69-15
01/28/25 @ Red Springs49-20
+ 9 more games

West Bladen waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They enjoyed a cozy 47-31 victory over the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Bladen to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Williams, who posted 18 points. Williams is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last four games he's played. Tylik McCall was another key player, putting up 12 points.

West Bladen pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Fairmont, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.

Coming up, West Bladen will head out on the road to challenge East Bladen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Bladen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season. As for Fairmont, they will welcome Clinton at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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