After losing to Blue Ridge the last time they met, Fountain Inn decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Fountain Inn Fury walked away with a 58-51 win over the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge had strong showings from Opal Maralit, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals, and Kaydin Sullivan, who posted 19 points. Maralit is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Harkins, who had eight points.
Fountain Inn is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Blue Ridge, they moved to 6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Fountain Inn and Daniel will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Blue Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Chapman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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