Fairmont and Red Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes will challenge the Red Springs Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Springs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairmont, who comes in off a win.
Fairmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Clinton to the tune of 81-44 on Tuesday. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Dark Horses are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Red Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Midway 62-35.
Red Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Fairmont, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
Everything came up roses for Fairmont against Red Springs in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the squad secured a 68-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairmont since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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