Elkins is 2-8 against East Fairmont since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elkins Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the East Fairmont Bees at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elkins is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Fairmont Senior 66-52. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Maddie Belan
| 02/28/25 vs Fairmont Senior | 33 |
| 02/25/25 vs Buckhannon-Upshur | 17 |
| 02/24/25 vs Keyser | 23 |
| 02/22/25 vs Buckhannon-Upshur | 24 |
| 02/15/25 @ Southern | 18 |
| + 2 more games |
It was another big night for Maddie Belan, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 11 rebounds. Her evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Madi Zirkle, who posted 13 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, East Fairmont entered their tilt with Brooke on Friday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They blew past the Bruins 97-13. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Bruins are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Fairmont's win came from a few key players Elkins will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kailee Haymond, who made all 8 shots she took to post 21 points and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last six games she's played. Kasey Rogers was another key player, as she made all 6 shots she took for 17 points and seven steals.
East Fairmont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. They are 17-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
East Fairmont's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points over those games. As for Elkins, their record is now 13-10.
Elkins came up short against East Fairmont in their previous meeting back in January, falling 52-42. Can Elkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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