The St. Pauls Bulldogs and the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Pauls is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lumberton on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Pauls was beaten by Lumberton 88-28. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-6.
Meanwhile, Fairmont unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pinecrest.
St. Pauls' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
St. Pauls came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 48-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fairmont's Landon Cummings, who posted 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Pauls still be able to contain Cummings? There's only one way to find out.
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