Two dominant forwards in Drew Willis and Grant Overman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Willow Spring Storm at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Fuquay - Varina is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Fuquay - Varina suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 76-35 loss at the hands of Clayton. While losing is never fun, Fuquay - Varina can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while Clayton is ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Willow Spring scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 68-57 victory over Corinth Holders. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Willow Spring can attribute much of their success to Overman, who dropped a triple-double on ten points, 17 rebounds, and 11 blocks, and Brandon Solomon, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Overman hasn't dropped below two blocks for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavion Terrell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Fuquay - Varina's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Willow Spring, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Fuquay - Varina didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Willow Spring when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fuquay - Varina since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
