Basketball Preview: East Wake Warriors vs. Sanderson Spartans
East Wake has gone 3-0 against Sanderson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Wake Warriors and the Sanderson Spartans are set to duel. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for East Wake and seven for Sanderson dating back to last season.
Last Monday, East Wake was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to Northern Nash.
Despite the defeat, East Wake saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shanel Harrison almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Harrison a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Jayleigh Woods, who earned two points in addition to 15 rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, East Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sanderson just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Cary 49-20.
Sanderson's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East Wake, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
East Wake was able to grind out a solid win over Sanderson in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, winning 59-46. Does East Wake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sanderson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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