Preview: St. David's Warriors vs. Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs
St. David is 5-0 against Wake Christian Academy since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the St. David's Warriors will get right back to it and host the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on January 26th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. David's has three straight wins, Wake Christian Academy has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. David's put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past St. Mary's 61-35. With St. David's ahead 44-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
St. David's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eliza Everett, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Everett has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kate Benson, who scored 12 points along with six assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy came up short against Trinity Academy on Tuesday and fell 39-27. Wake Christian Academy has struggled against Trinity Academy recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
St. David's is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Wake Christian Academy, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
Everything came up roses for St. David's against Wake Christian Academy in their previous meeting on January 5th as the team secured a 60-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wake Christian Academy's Emma Crissman, who scored 17 points along with four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. David's still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
