Fairmont is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, West Bladen a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes will host the West Bladen Knights at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fairmont's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Pauls on Friday. They were dealt a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, West Bladen managed to keep up with Midway until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. West Bladen came up short against Midway, falling 37-12.
Fairmont's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for West Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Fairmont beat West Bladen 26-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Fairmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Bladen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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