The Knightdale Knights and the East Wake Warriors are set to duel on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Knightdale will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 22-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against GRACE Christian on Saturday. Knightdale narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past GRACE Christian 71-68.
Isaiah Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 15 en route to 32 points plus six assists and three steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 32 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Longe, who posted 12 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, East Wake lost to Burlington Christian Academy on the road by a 74-59 margin on Friday.
Knightdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for East Wake, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Knightdale strolled past East Wake when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 71-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Wake's Donovan Majette, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Knightdale still be able to contain Majette? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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