Preview: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Wakefield Wolverines
Wake Forest and Wakefield are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Wake Forest Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wake Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wake Forest lost a heartbreaker to Rolesville when they met back in February of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Wake Forest fell just short of Rolesville by a score of 56-53. Wake Forest has not had much luck with Rolesville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Scotty Jones, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds. Palmer Chase was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Heritage scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Wakefield still came out on top. Wakefield strolled past Heritage with points to spare, taking the game 78-60.
Syncere Burnette continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with five assists and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Taj Boone-Chambers, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Wake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Wakefield, their win bumped their record up to 19-5.
Wake Forest lost to Wakefield on the road by a decisive 69-55 margin in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burnette, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Now that Wake Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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