Basketball Game Preview: Roxboro Community Bulldogs vs. East Wake Academy Eagles + How To Watch

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02/08/21 - Neutral	39-82 L
02/04/20 - Away	71-64 W
12/20/19 - Home	84-61 W
01/22/19 - Home	83-64 W
12/07/18 - Away	66-59 W
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Roxboro Community has gone 9-1 against East Wake Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Roxboro Community has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while East Wake Academy will arrive with six straight wins.

On Tuesday, Roxboro Community came up short against Franklin Academy and fell 52-39.

While East Wake Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Raleigh Charter by a score of 42-32 on Tuesday. Those 42 points were actually the fewest the Eagles have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

East Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Roxboro Community, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Roxboro Community took a serious blow against East Wake Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, falling 82-39. Thankfully for the Bulldogs, Charlie Whitley (who shot 92% from the field on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.