The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes are taking a road trip to challenge the Pinecrest Patriots at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairmont will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Fairmont will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Hoke County on Saturday. Fairmont took their matchup with ease, bagging a 55-23 win over Hoke County. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Bucks are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pinecrest's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost to Union Pines at home by a 57-42 margin. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 17-12 in the first quarter.
Fairmont's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.4 points per game. As for Pinecrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Fairmont strolled past Pinecrest when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 60-43. Does Fairmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinecrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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