After flying high against Woods Charter on Tuesday, Wake Prep Academy came back down to earth. The Guardians were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 55-54 to the Wake Forest Cougars. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Guardians, who until this game were averaging 28.8 points allowed.
Wake Prep Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brayden Estael, who posted 12 points. Josh Bracey was another key player, putting up ten points.
Wake Forest was led to victory by Palmer Chase and Scotty Jones. Chase shot 69% from the field on his way to 26 points and six rebounds, while Jones went 5-for-9 en route to 17 points and five assists. With that strong performance, Chase is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Liam Simons also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wake Prep Academy fell to 4-1. As for Wake Forest, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Wake Prep Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-62 defeat against Wakefield on the 6th. As for Wake Forest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-39 win against Bunn on the 6th.
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