North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin Academy thwarts East Wake Academy
January 16, 2024: Zebulon, NC 27597 The Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC) basketball knocked off the host East Wake Academy Eagles (Zebulon, NC), 44-34 in Tuesday's league test.
The Patriots (8-6) will now prepare for their test against Research Triangle (Research Triangle Park, NC). The Raptors go into the 1A/2A Super Six test with a 2-6 record. In their last test, Research Triangle went down by NCSSM: Durham (Durham, NC), 58-16, in a league test.
The Eagles now own a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Raleigh Charter for a 1A/2A Super Six test on Friday, January 19. East Wake Academy will encounter a Phoenix squad coming off a 58-39 league loss to Falls Lake (Creedmoor, NC). The Phoenix record now stands at 3-6.