Haywood and Fayette Ware are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Haywood Tomcats will take on the Fayette Ware Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Haywood beat Bolivar Central 66-61. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tomcats.
Meanwhile, Fayette Ware came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up an 82-40 win. Fayette Ware's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Fayette Ware's win came from a few key players Haywood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tacarien Freeman, who posted 19 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tarecous Stevens, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.
Fayette Ware smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Haywood has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Fayette Ware, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Haywood came up short against Fayette Ware when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 58-50. Can Haywood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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