Falls Lake and East Wake Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Falls Lake Firebirds will welcome the East Wake Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Falls Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to River Mill for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-27 victory. With the Firebirds ahead 39-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, East Wake Academy can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-48 win over Raleigh Charter.
East Wake Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Falls Lake, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Falls Lake came up short against East Wake Academy in their previous matchup back in February, falling 62-58. Thankfully for Falls Lake, Owen Schmit (who went 11 for 20 en route to 26 points plus five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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