Two dominant forwards in Tyson Thompson and Chase Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Pauls Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the West Bladen Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pauls is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
St. Pauls proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 27) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Fairmont out 48-45. The victory was all the more spectacular given St. Pauls' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Fairmont is ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, West Bladen strolled past Midway with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 47-33. The win made it back-to-back wins for West Bladen.
West Bladen's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hezekiah Adams, who scored 19 points, and Williams, who scored 22 points.
St. Pauls has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for West Bladen, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Pauls came up short against West Bladen when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 48-40. Can St. Pauls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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