Beddingfield and Fike are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. The Beddingfield Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Fike Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fike is hoping to do what Greene Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Beddingfield's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Beddingfield walked away with a 58-51 win over Greene Central.
Meanwhile, Fike hadn't done well against West Johnston recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Fike enjoyed a cozy 73-55 victory over West Johnston. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beddingfield better focus on containing William Monk and Kameron Barbee as the pair were huge in Fike's win. Monk dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards, while Barbee dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Barbee continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braylen Loftin, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Fike and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Beddingfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Beddingfield was dealt a bruising 99-65 defeat at the hands of Fike when the teams last played back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monk, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 50 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Beddingfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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