Basketball Recap: Goldsboro Comes Up Short

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

02/26/26 vs Wake Prep Academy	63-64
02/20/26 vs James Kenan	45-33
02/18/26 vs Princeton	70-39
02/13/26 @ Midway	79-36
02/11/26 @ James Kenan	58-46

Goldsboro and Wake Prep Academy squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Goldsboro had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to the Guardians. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Goldsboro's loss dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Wake Prep Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Guardians beat Goldsboro by a score of 64-63 later that day.