Basketball Recap: Wakefield School Piles Up the Points Against Randolph-Macon Academy

Wakefield School won the last time they faced Randolph-Macon Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wakefield School Fighting Owls breezed by the Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets to the tune of 53-11. The Fighting Owls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 32 points or more this season.

Leading Wakefield School to victory were Meira Barnaby and Ceci Turner. Barnaby went 8 for 20 en route to 22 points and four steals, while Turner went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points along with eight assists and six steals. Turner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. Joelle Domfeh was another key player, putting up six points and six steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Wakefield School was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

Despite the loss, Randolph-Macon Academy still got an impressive performance from Kay Perry, who posted nine points.

Wakefield School's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Randolph-Macon Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Wakefield School will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tandem Friends at 4:00 p.m. on January 24th. Randolph-Macon Academy has already played their next contest, a 37-30 win against Fredericksburg Academy on the 16th.