Wakefield lost against Knightdale two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wakefield Wolverines took a 76-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knightdale Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Avery Hicks
| 02/11/25 vs Knightdale | 27 |
| 02/07/25 @ Wake Forest | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Millbrook | 31 |
| 01/31/25 vs Rolesville | 23 |
Despite the defeat, Wakefield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Avery Hicks posted 27 points and eight boards. The match was Hicks' fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Kaamil Marshall also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Knightdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Green, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points along with seven steals and six assists. Another player making a difference was Sam Thomas, who went 8-for-13 en route to 23 points and five assists.
Wakefield dropped their record down to 10-13 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Knightdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Wakefield will face off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wakefield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Heritage likes a good challenge. As for Knightdale, they will take on Millbrook at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Millbrook sitting on three straight victories and Knightdale on seven.
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