After flying high against St. Pauls last Friday, Fairmont came back down to earth. The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes took a hard 47-31 fall against the West Bladen Knights on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-26 back in January.
West Bladen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chase Williams led the charge by putting up 18 points. Williams' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Tylik McCall was another key player, earning 12 points.
Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for West Bladen, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
Fairmont and West Bladen should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Fairmont will square off against Clinton at 8:00 p.m. on Friday up 386 places (225 vs. 611). Fairmont is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, West Bladen (ranked 63rd) will meet East Bladen (ranked 467th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.
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