Red Springs and Fairmont are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Red Springs Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Springs is looking for their season's first victory.
On Monday, Red Springs opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-50 defeat to Pender.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairmont). They blew past St. Pauls, posting a 71-39 win. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 504th), the result back in December of 2024 wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Fairmont, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Red Springs took a serious blow against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 65-32. Thankfully for Red Springs, Issac McKellar (who posted 19 points and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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