The Fuquay - Varina Bengals lost against the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Fuquay - Varina took a 64-46 bruising from the Bulldogs. Fuquay - Varina has not had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Fuquay - Varina saw an underclassman step up: Abdou Diop scored 19 points along with three steals. Diop has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Mathew, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Fuquay - Varina has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Southeast Raleigh, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fuquay - Varina will take on the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garner is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Southeast Raleigh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Clayton's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
