Ira Wilson leads South Wake to victory over Northwood Temple Academy

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2023, 8:06pm

Recap: South Wake Sabres vs. Northwood Temple Academy Eagles

Even though the Northwood Temple Academy Eagles scored an imposing 84 points on Saturday, the South Wake Sabres still came out on top. South Wake came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwood Temple Academy and snuck past 87-84. The win was familiar territory for South Wake who now have three in a row.

It was another big night for Ira Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 10 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Santos, who scored 22 points along with 8 rebounds.

Northwood Temple Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Kenny Vera and Elijah Kindle. Vera dropped a double-double on 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Kindle scored 22 points. The match was Vera's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Mendez, who scored 8 points along with 3 steals.

Even though they lost, Northwood Temple Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Wake only racked up 20.

South Wake now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northwood Temple Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.

South Wake will head out on the road to face off against DASH at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. DASH is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Northwood Temple Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Fayetteville Christian at 7:00 p.m. Fayetteville Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 410th, while Northwood Temple Academy is ranked 160th).