Having just played yesterday, the Southern Wake Academy Lions will get right back to it and host the Ascend Leadership Aviators at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Ascend Leadership took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southern Wake Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Southern Wake Academy turned things around against River Mill on Thursday. They walked away with a 29-16 victory over the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, Ascend Leadership was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Woods Charter, falling 48-26. The Aviators were down 42-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Ascend Leadership's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Southern Wake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Southern Wake Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ascend Leadership in their previous meeting on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 33-29 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ascend Leadership's Kimari Cross, who posted 15 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Wake Academy still be able to contain Cross? There's only one way to find out.
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