The Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals will take on the Southern Wayne Saints in a holiday battle at at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wayne Preparatory Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Wayne Preparatory Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering New Life Christian Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Generals have suffered since February 6th.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 113-87 to Eastern Wayne. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (69), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Southern Wayne saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kairell Evans went 6 of 11 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for Evans. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Carr, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points and five assists.
Wayne Preparatory Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-3. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Wayne Preparatory Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Southern Wayne in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 64-58 win. Will Wayne Preparatory Academy repeat their success, or does Southern Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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