Wake Forest had lost ten straight at home dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 2-4 to make it 11. They took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holly Springs Golden Hawks. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2024.
Taylor McCartney
| 12/06/25 vs Holly Springs | 2 |
| 12/05/25 @ Wake Prep Academy | 7 |
| 12/03/25 @ Enloe | 6 |
| 11/25/25 @ Rolesville | 5 |
Wake Forest lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Taylor McCartney, who posted 15 points and six boards. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Albert, who earned 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
As for Holly Springs, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. 61 seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Holly Springs was led to victory by Adaora Mogbo and Nylah Collins. Mogbo scored 18 points along with eight steals and three blocks, while Collins shot 50% from the field on her way to 17 points and three steals. Those three steals gave Collins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dazaria Smith, who put up eight points.
Looking ahead, Wake Forest will challenge J.F. Webb at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Holly Springs, they will head out to challenge Fuquay - Varina at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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