Fayetteville is 2-8 against Moore County since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fayetteville Tigers will head out to face off against the Moore County Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fayetteville will bounce into Friday's match after beating Huntland, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Fayetteville came out on top against Huntland by a score of 51-44 on Friday. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Moore County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They blew past Central Magnet, posting a 65-23 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Central Magnet are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Moore County pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points per game. As for Fayetteville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13.
Fayetteville won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, slipping by Moore County 47-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fayetteville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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