Basketball Game Preview: Fayette Ware Wildcats vs. Bolivar Central Tigers

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 3:15am

Preview: Fayette Ware Wildcats vs. Bolivar Central Tigers

Fayette Ware is 8-2 against Bolivar Central since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Fayette Ware Wildcats will be playing at home against the Bolivar Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Fayette Ware has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

In what's become a running theme this season, Fayette Ware gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They claimed a resounding 76-25 win over Bolton at home. Given Fayette Ware's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Bolton is ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fayette Ware found their leader in underclassman Ke'miyah Buggs, who scored 34 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buggs has scored all season. Markala Terry was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.

Meanwhile, Bolivar Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Haywood 44-42.

Fayette Ware's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Bolivar Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season.

Fayette Ware came up short against Bolivar Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 57-52. Can Fayette Ware avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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