Basketball Recap: Excelsior Classical Academy Takes a Loss + How To Watch

After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last six matchups, Excelsior Classical Academy finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 68-23 loss at the hands of the Southern Wake Academy Lions. The contest marked the Flying Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

It was another big night for Kobe Plata, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten assists for Southern Wake Academy. Plata's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Tony Lopez, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 12 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.

Flying Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/02/25 @ Southern Wake Academy	23-68
12/01/25 vs The Hawbridge School	85-49
11/20/25 @ Emerson Waldorf	70-61
11/19/25 @ Triangle Math & Science Academy	57-54
11/17/25 vs The Hawbridge School	78-40

The loss snapped Excelsior Classical Academy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Southern Wake Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Excelsior Classical Academy has already played their next matchup (against Haw River Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Southern Wake Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-48 win against Overhills on the 12th.