Wakefield won the last time they faced Homer and things went their way on Friday too. The Wakefield Trojans blew past the Homer Knights 64-38. With that victory, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 50.5 points per game.
Cael Johnson
| 02/21/25 @ Homer | 15 |
| 02/11/25 @ Winnebago | 18 |
| 02/04/25 vs Lyons-Decatur Northeast | 22 |
| 02/01/25 vs Tekamah-Herman | 25 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wakefield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cael Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Johnson's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Jacob Borg was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 15 points and nine boards.
Wakefield was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Homer's also-impressive total of ten.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Axton Caskey, who posted nine points and four steals. Caskey has become a key player for Homer: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 1-18 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Leidy Hunter, who earned six points and five rebounds.
Wakefield is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points over those games. Homer is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19.
Wakefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Homer, they will head out on the road to take on Lutheran-Northeast at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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