Southern Wake Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Ascend Leadership Aviators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Southern Wake Academy is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Aviators in North Carolina (the Lions are ranked 214th, while the Aviators are ranked 691st).
In what's become a running theme this season, Southern Wake Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past Ascend Leadership 85-11 at home. While fans of Southern Wake Academy might be used to big wins, the 74-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Chris Crudup continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with seven steals and five assists. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Rechetnikov, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Southern Wake Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Ascend Leadership, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Everything came up roses for Southern Wake Academy against the Aviators in their previous meeting on Wednesday as the squad secured a 85-11 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Wake Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
