Fuquay - Varina lost against South Garner back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Fuquay - Varina Bengals took a blow against the South Garner Titans, falling 69-28. The Bengals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-20.
Leading South Garner to victory were Harleigh Clark and Kimaya Barnes. Clark went 11 of 15 en route to 23 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds, while Barnes went 8 for 15 on her way to 20 points along with eight assists and eight boards. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Taylor Moore was another key player, putting up 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Fuquay - Varina has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for South Garner, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
Fuquay - Varina will look to defend their home court on Friday against Clayton at 5:30 p.m. Fuquay - Varina is facing Clayton at the right time seeing as Clayton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for South Garner, they will head out on the road to face off against Southeast Raleigh at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Raleigh is on a 11-game streak of home wins, South Garner a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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