Pinecrest was the 51-30 winner over Fairmont when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Pinecrest Patriots took a hard 60-43 fall against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked fourth).
| 12/19/24 vs Fairmont | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Purnell Swett | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ Southern Lee | 3 |
| 12/11/24 vs South Mecklenburg | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Pinecrest lost, don't look at Aniya McGregor. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points and three steals. McGregor has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emeli Michael, who put up 11 points and three steals.
Fairmont was led to victory by Taniya Simms and Lyric McNair. Simms dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, while McNair went 8 of 12 on her way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Duran, who had eight points along with five assists and three steals.
Pinecrest now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Fairmont, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Pinecrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 51-41 loss against Lumberton on the 20th. As for Fairmont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 54-40 win against St. Pauls on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
