Fuquay - Varina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 65-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bengals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 80-40 on January 3rd.
Abdou Diop and Beckett Coon certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Diop went 12 of 17 on his way to 25 points and three steals, while Coon went 9 for 21 en route to 24 points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Mathew, who posted three points.
Fuquay - Varina's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Southeast Raleigh, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7.
Fuquay - Varina will challenge Clayton at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Clayton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. Southeast Raleigh has already played their next contest (against South Garner), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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