The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes will take on the West Bladen Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fairmont is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 71-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Pines on Monday. The Golden Tornadoes were down 58-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, West Bladen had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 61-35 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Raiders are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Bladen's win came from a few key players Fairmont will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chase Williams, who posted 16 points. Tylik McCall was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Fairmont's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for West Bladen, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Fairmont took their win against West Bladen in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 59-38. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Williams, who put up 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairmont still be able to contain Williams? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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