Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for East Wake

East Wake had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-44 win over the Hunt Warriors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Wake also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.

East Wake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Amere Hall out in front who went 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Hall a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Corban Woodard, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and five steals.

Hall wasn't the only one working in the assists department: East Wake was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hunt only racked up five assists.

Despite the loss, Hunt saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aarion Bryant dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Bryant.

East Wake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Hunt, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Wake will head out to take on Fike at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fike knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully East Wake likes a good challenge. As for Hunt, they will venture away from home to face off against South Johnston at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.