The Knightdale Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Wakefield Wolverines at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Knightdale made easy work of Heritage and carried off a 51-30 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Wakefield had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They blew past the Cougars 64-34. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Cougars are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Knightdale better keep an eye on Maddison McIntyre. She was instrumental in Wakefield's win, putting up 17 points. McIntyre continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaya Hamilton, who posted nine points.
Wakefield's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Knightdale, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Things could have been worse for Knightdale, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-49 loss to Wakefield in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wakefield's Sydney Conti, who put up 27 points and six steals. Now that Knightdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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