The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by West Bladen at home to the tune of 69-27. Fairmont's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Fairmont got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Taniya Simms out in front who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Simms hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 19 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Niah Smith, who scored 15 points along with eight assists and eight steals.
Fairmont pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for West Bladen, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Fairmont will head out on the road to square off against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Fairmont is ranked 72nd). As for West Bladen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Bladen is facing Red Springs at the right time seeing as Red Springs is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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