Two dominant guards in Murray Norman and Jeremiah Hayes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Munford Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Fayette Ware Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Munford is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Munford pushed their score all the way to 63 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridgeway.
Meanwhile, Fayette Ware had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bolivar Central 49-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Fayette Ware has posted since December 5, 2023.
Munford's loss dropped their record down to 23-4. As for Fayette Ware, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 23-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Munford, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-52 loss to Fayette Ware in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fayette Ware's Eric Jones, who went 11 for 15 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points and 3 assists. Now that Munford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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