Fuquay - Varina and South Garner are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will look to defend their home court on Friday against the South Garner Titans at 7:00 p.m. Fuquay - Varina knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully South Garner likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, everything came up roses for Fuquay - Varina against Corinth Holders as the squad secured a 68-36 win. The Bengals haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Abdou Diop
| 02/08/25 @ Corinth Holders | 74% |
| 02/07/25 vs Clayton | 30% |
| 02/05/25 @ South Garner | 53% |
| 02/04/25 @ Garner | 57% |
| 01/28/25 vs Cleveland | 48% |
| + 18 more games |
Abdou Diop was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 32 points and nine rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 46.2% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckett Coon, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Fuquay - Varina was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They are 4-15 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, South Garner suffered their closest defeat since January 17th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 75-73. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Rams are ranked 93rd).
This is the second loss in a row for South Garner and nudges their season record down to 8-14. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Fuquay - Varina, their win bumped their record up to 4-19.
Fuquay - Varina came up short against South Garner when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 67-56. Will Fuquay - Varina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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