Southeast Raleigh won the last time they faced Fuquay - Varina and things went their way on Friday too. The Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs came out on top against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals by a score of 65-56. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Bengals are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fuquay - Varina's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Abdou Diop, who went 12 of 17 en route to 25 points and three steals, and Beckett Coon, who went 9 for 21 on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Mathew, who posted three points.
Southeast Raleigh's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7. As for Fuquay - Varina, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Southeast Raleigh will challenge South Garner at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Fuquay - Varina, they will head out to take on Clayton at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Clayton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Fuquay - Varina likes a good challenge.
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