East Wake Academy lost against Franklin Academy back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Wake Academy Eagles had to suffer through a 68-32 loss at the hands of the Franklin Academy Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Patriots are ranked 272nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Micah Rutledge, who posted eight points along with 13 boards and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Lewis, who earned 14 points.
East Wake Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-8. As for Franklin Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.
East Wake Academy will challenge NCSSM: Durham at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. As for Franklin Academy, they will square off against Falls Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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