Basketball Recap: Knightdale Piles Up the Points Against Wake Forest

Knights

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Enloe	51
12/10/24 @ Enloe	50
12/03/24 vs East Wake	44
01/07/25 @ Sanderson	44
01/31/25 @ Wake Forest	37

Knightdale won the last time they faced Wake Forest and things went their way on Friday too. The Knightdale Knights blew past the Wake Forest Cougars 62-25. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.

Knightdale's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leia Rios, who posted 13 points along with five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kiyah Moore, who put up ten points and four steals.

Knightdale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive games.

Knightdale pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Wake Forest, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Knightdale will take on Rolesville at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Knightdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season. Wake Forest has already played their next contest (against Heritage), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.