Fayetteville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 62-49 to the Victory Christian Lions. The Wolves lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 87-53 score last time.
Several Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was JB Buttram, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Thomas, who posted 11 points.
Austen Lett was a one-man wrecking crew for Victory Christian as he went 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Lett a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Peyton Scott, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Fayetteville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Victory Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Fayetteville will face off against Verbena at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Victory Christian, they will challenge Alabama School for the Deaf at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.
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