Basketball Game Preview: South Garner Titans vs. Fuquay - Varina Bengals

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Previous Games

02/05/25 - Home	67-56 W
02/20/24 - Neutral	60-42 W
02/16/24 - Home	57-32 W
01/23/24 - Away	57-46 W
01/17/23 - Away	47-74 L
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South Garner and Fuquay - Varina are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The South Garner Titans will head out to square off against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

South Garner is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since January 17th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 75-73. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Rams are ranked 93rd).

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Fuquay - Varina against Corinth Holders on Saturday as the squad secured a 68-36 victory. That looming 68-36 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bengals yet this season.

South Garner better keep an eye on Abdou Diop. He was instrumental in Fuquay - Varina's win, almost dropping a double-double with 32 points and nine rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Diop now owns an excellent 46.2% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckett Coon, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points and three steals.

Fuquay - Varina was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They are 4-15 when they've passed the ball that well.

This is the second loss in a row for South Garner and nudges their season record down to 8-14. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Fuquay - Varina, their win bumped their record up to 4-19.

South Garner beat Fuquay - Varina 67-56 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Garner since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.