The Southern Wayne Saints will take on the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals in a tournament on Friday. Southern Wayne has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Southern Wayne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Eastern Wayne on Friday, falling 113-87. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Warriors are ranked 146th).
Despite the defeat, Southern Wayne got top-tier performance from Kairell Evans, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Carr, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Wayne Preparatory Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of New Life Christian Academy by a score of 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Generals have suffered since February 6th.
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Wayne Preparatory Academy, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
Southern Wayne came up short against Wayne Preparatory Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 64-58. Thankfully for Southern Wayne, Moses Tufts (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards) 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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