The East Wake Academy Eagles struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Franklin Academy Patriots had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. East Wake Academy lost to Franklin Academy at home by a decisive 59-45 margin. If East Wake Academy hoped to take revenge for the 66-51 loss against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
East Wake Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sean Hook, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds, and Cahlil Perry who scored ten points.
Micah Rutledge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin Academy, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rutledge has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Artz, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
East Wake Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Franklin Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
East Wake Academy will challenge Raleigh Charter at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Raleigh Charter is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. As for Franklin Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Research Triangle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Research Triangle is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
