After a string of four wins, South Brunswick's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 38-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Jayden Daniels
| 01/23/26 @ Fairmont | 16 |
| 01/20/26 @ South Columbus | 8 |
| 01/16/26 vs Whiteville | 13 |
| 01/09/26 vs Red Springs | 20 |
| 01/03/26 vs Kingstree | 13 |
| + 6 more games |
South Brunswick's loss came despite strong showings from Jayden Daniels and Edward Young. Daniels dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 boards, while Young posted five points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Daniels has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. Landon Hardy also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Ayden Cummings had another great game (as he tends to do), putting up 11 points in addition to five assists and three steals for Fairmont. The dominant performance also gave Cummings a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was JayVon Brown, who earned eight points and nine boards.
South Brunswick's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-5. As for Fairmont, they moved to 6-11 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
South Brunswick wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 73-59 loss against West Bladen on the 27th. As for Fairmont, they have also already played their next game, a 54-41 victory against Red Springs on the 27th.
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