Red Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 68-29 loss at the hands of the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 216th).
Fairmont had a senior duo take command as Josiah Billings dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards and Landon Cummings posted 18 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Billings has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who had nine points and six rebounds.
Red Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Fairmont, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Red Springs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-41 defeat against St. Pauls on the 4th. As for Fairmont, they have also already played their next game, a 68-60 win against Midway on the 4th.
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