Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Knightdale

Knights

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs Wake Forest	49-27
01/07/25 @ Sanderson	69-25
01/03/25 vs Apex	68-43
12/28/24 vs Wilson Prep	56-40
12/27/24 vs Corinth Holders	50-38
+ 5 more games

Knightdale entered their tilt with Wake Forest on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Wake Forest Cougars as they made off with a 49-27 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Knightdale was led to victory by Ja'Kiyah Moore and Leia Rios. Moore posted eight points along with five assists and five boards, while Rios went 6 of 11 on her way to 17 points and three steals. Rios has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayomide Adewumi, who had six points and nine rebounds.

Knightdale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.

Knightdale pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Wake Forest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.

Knightdale will challenge Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Wake Forest, they and Broughton will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.