The Walkertown Wolfpack had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against Morehead by a score of 67-60. Given Walkertown's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Morehead is ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walkertown's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaylen Wilkerson, who scored 16 points. Wilkerson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Camereon Cartlidge, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Morehead's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makel Smith, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Sharpe, who scored 16 points.
Even though they lost, Morehead were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walkertown only racked up six assists.
Walkertown is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Morehead, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walkertown will take on North Forsyth at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Morehead, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against T.W. Andrews at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Morehead focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
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