Basketball Preview: Wakefield School Fighting Owls vs. Highland Hawks
Wakefield School is 2-8 against Highland since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wakefield School Fighting Owls will be playing at home against the Highland Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Wakefield School focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight on Friday.
On Friday, Wakefield School took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-8 win over King Abdullah Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Owls.
Wakefield School relied on the efforts of Andie Mason, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Ceci Turner, who went 8 for 17 en route to 17 points plus eight steals and six rebounds. Turner has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 22 times she's played. Addison Smith was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Wakefield School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 56-39 to Fairfax HomeSchool.
Everything went Wakefield School's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in February, as Wakefield School made off with a 34-11 victory. Does Wakefield School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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