The Bethany Community Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Leadership Academy Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bethany Community has now lost 18 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 22.
On Wednesday, Bethany Community had to suffer through a 85-51 loss at the hands of Carver. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 272nd).
Leadership Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 67-47 to Bishop McGuinness on Tuesday.
Bethany Community will have to contain Caden Ryker as he made an impact in Leadership Academy's last game. He went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points. The match was Ryker's third in a row with at least ten points. Landon Burleyson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Bethany Community, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Bethany Community was dealt a bruising 96-48 defeat at the hands of Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ryker, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points along with eight boards and six assists. Now that Bethany Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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