Smithfield-Selma is 0-10 against East Wake since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the East Wake Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Smithfield-Selma is hoping to put an end to an 18-game streak of away losses.
Smithfield-Selma pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to C.B. Aycock 65-59. Smithfield-Selma has struggled against C.B. Aycock recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Smithfield-Selma's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elijah Bailey, who scored 23 points, and Dalvin Richardson who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, East Wake had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They claimed a resounding 91-46 win over South Johnston on the road. East Wake has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Smithfield-Selma's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for East Wake, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Smithfield-Selma might still be hurting after the 68-45 loss they got from East Wake in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Smithfield-Selma, Noah Hamilton (who scored 19 points) 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.
