The Knightdale Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knightdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
Knightdale will bounce into Friday's game after beating Wakefield, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Knightdale was the clear victor by a 70-44 margin over Wakefield on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
| 01/28/25 vs Wakefield | 13 |
| 01/17/25 @ Heritage | 8 |
| 11/16/24 @ Southeast Raleigh | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Enloe | 7 |
| 11/30/24 vs GRACE Christian | 7 |
Knightdale got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Stephen Murray out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds gave Murray a new career-high. Jamari Williams was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 51-41 to Heritage. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Huskies are ranked 107th).
Knightdale pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Wake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything went Knightdale's way against Wake Forest when the teams last played on January 14th, as Knightdale made off with a 60-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Knightdale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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