Fuquay - Varina lost against Cleveland back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fuquay - Varina Bengals fell to the Cleveland Rams 68-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (56), the Bengals still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Fuquay - Varina still got an impressive performance from Abdou Diop, who went 10 of 21 on his way to 28 points. That was a full 44.4% of Fuquay - Varina's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Mathew, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Fuquay - Varina was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Cleveland had a senior duo take command as James Harris put up 28 points and six rebounds and Jabari Green scored 23 points and five boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Harris has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tjay Brunson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds.
Fuquay - Varina dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Cleveland, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Fuquay - Varina didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-62 defeat against Garner on the 4th. Cleveland has also already played their next game, a 76-49 victory against Corinth Holders on the 31st.
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