Golden Tornadoes
| 01/31/25 @ Red Springs | 39 |
| 01/28/25 @ Clinton | 37 |
| 01/07/25 vs Red Springs | 36 |
| 12/20/24 vs St. Pauls | 32 |
| 02/07/25 vs St. Pauls | 31 |
There's no place like home for Fairmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Clinton Dark Horses on Friday as the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes made off with a 78-54 win. The Golden Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 24 points or more this season.
Josiah Billings continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Xavier Johnson was another key player, putting up 13 points and five boards.
Fairmont was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Clinton's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anyahs Butler, who en route to 21 points. Butler is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Taylen Moore, who posted nine points.
Fairmont is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. Clinton dropped their record down to 4-20 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fairmont will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:30 p.m. on February 25th. As for Clinton, they have already played their next contest, a 67-45 loss against Midway on the 17th.
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