Randolph-Macon Academy is 2-8 against Wakefield School since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Wakefield School Fighting Owls at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Randolph-Macon Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past Tandem Friends 74-42 at home. Randolph-Macon Academy pushed the score to 67-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Tandem Friends cut but never quite recovered from.
Randolph-Macon Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chidera George, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 rebounds, and Bilal Kebbay, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two steals. George is crushing the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Johnathan Doku was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Wakefield School walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Warriors 65-28 at home. Wakefield School's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Randolph-Macon Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Wakefield School, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Randolph-Macon Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Wakefield School in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 56-44. Does Randolph-Macon Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakefield School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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