After soaring to 59 points the game before, Fairmont was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 47-26 to the West Bladen Knights. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Knights are ranked 56th).
Several Golden Tornadoes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Cummings, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who scored eight points and five boards.
Golden Tornadoes
| 01/27/25 vs West Bladen | 26-47 |
| 01/20/25 @ Union Pines | 59-71 |
| 01/18/25 vs Whiteville | 28-48 |
Even though they lost, Fairmont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
West Bladen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Williams out in front who put up 15 points. Jackson Pait was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Fairmont's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-6. As for West Bladen, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Fairmont didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-44 win against Clinton on the 28th. As for West Bladen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 49-20 victory against Red Springs on the 28th.
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