If St. Pauls was feeling good fresh off their 66-41 takedown of Red Springs last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Pauls Bulldogs were dealt a 76-45 loss at the hands of the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes on Friday. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-20.

Yoshua Mcbryde
02/07/25 @ Fairmont | 11 |
01/29/25 vs Clinton | 4 |
01/28/25 vs Midway | 8 |
01/18/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
01/17/25 vs Fairmont | 4 |
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Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Yoshua Mcbryde, who posted 11 points. That's the most points Mcbryde has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakhi Purcell, who put up ten points.
Leading Fairmont to victory were Landon Cummings and Josiah Billings. Cummings dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds, while Billings dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards. Cummings' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. A J Stephens was another key player, putting up seven points and six steals.
St. Pauls' defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Fairmont, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
St. Pauls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 83-63 victory against Clinton on the 11th. As for Fairmont, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-31 loss against West Bladen on the 11th.
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