The Nash Central Bulldogs will challenge the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nash Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Louisburg as Nash Central made off with a 69-46 win. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Fairmont had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They took down the Cougars 59-43. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Cougars are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairmont's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points on average over those games. As for Nash Central, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
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