Basketball Recap: Fairmont's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to 11

Golden Tornadoes

Previous Games

02/07/25 vs St. Pauls	59-40
02/04/25 @ Midway	57-31
01/31/25 @ Red Springs	45-30
01/28/25 @ Clinton	55-33
01/27/25 vs West Bladen	63-14
+ 6 more games

Fairmont came tearing into Friday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the St. Pauls Bulldogs 59-40. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 54-51 win back in January.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairmont to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lyric McNair, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. McNair has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taniya Simms, who posted eight points in addition to 21 boards and three steals.

Fairmont was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Pauls only racked up two assists.

Despite the loss, St. Pauls still got an impressive performance from Zhari Shipman, who went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points. Another player making a difference was Zakoreya Davis, who scored three points and six rebounds.

Fairmont's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for St. Pauls, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.

Fairmont wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 76-16 victory against West Bladen on the 11th. As for St. Pauls, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-24 win against Clinton on the 11th.