St. Pauls is 10-0 against West Bladen since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Pauls Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Pauls has five straight victories, West Bladen has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but St. Pauls ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They managed a 52-48 win over Fairmont.
St. Pauls got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jashontae Harris out in front who scored 17 points along with four steals. Harris has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. Zhariana Shipman was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but West Bladen had to settle for a 41-39 loss against Midway on Tuesday. West Bladen has struggled against Midway recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Pauls is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for West Bladen, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything came up roses for St. Pauls against West Bladen in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 68-29 victory. With St. Pauls ahead 38-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
