North Carolina High School Basketball - Triangle Math and Science Academy nips Southern Wake Academy
December 21, 2018: Holly Springs, NC 27540 Triangle Math and Science Academy Tigers (Cary, NC) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Southern Wake Academy (Holly Springs, NC), 66-64 in a non-league bout.
With the victory, Triangle Math and Science Academy upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Raleigh HomeSchool (Raleigh, NC) to play the Hawks in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 22. The Hawks come into the bout with a record of 11-7. Raleigh HomeSchool lost 69-49 in their recent non-league bout against Cape Fear Christian Academy (Erwin, NC)
Next up, the play the Thales Academy Titans (Apex, NC) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 4. Southern Wake Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record.
First Quarter
TMSA came out like wildfire in this rematch between two area rivals, blitzing Southern Wake for 20 first-quarter points and holding their opponents to only nine. Ironically, this was the exact same way the first game between these two teams started, setting the table for one of the best games of the Bull City Classic Holiday Invitational.
Second Quarter
Just as in their first matchup, Southern Wake came out in the second quarter and flipped the script on TMSA, cutting the halftime deficit down to five and putting the Tigers on their hind legs & paws a little bit with a 19-13 scoring edge in the frame.
Third Quarter
The third quarter proved to be the closest of the game, with TMSA only edging SWA by three points in the period and carrying an eight-point lead into the final eight minutes .
Fourth Quarter
If you hung around Mt. Zion for this final quarter, you got a competitive treat, as the two teams traded big shots, defensive plays, and maximum effort for the whole eight-minute period. Despite SWA posting the highest-scoring quarter of the contest with 21 points in the period, TMSA's tenacious defense forced turnover-after-turnover-after-empty possession to pull the game not only back even, but to put the game in their offense's hands for the final possession of the game & a chance to win in regulation. A desperation heave from deep off the inbounds turned into a fortunate carom to the left side where it was picked up & put back in for the buzzer-beating win via a floater by c/o 2020 CG Musa Kamal, sending the crowd into a frenzy the likes of which that side of Durham may not have seen in a while!
