Wake Forest lost against Knightdale back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wake Forest Cougars lost 60-40 to the Knightdale Knights. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Knights are ranked 80th).
| 01/14/25 @ Knightdale | 8 |
| 12/30/24 vs Crossroads Christian | 4 |
| 11/19/24 vs Wake Prep Academy | 4 |
| 12/12/24 vs Green Hope | 3 |
| 12/02/23 vs Cardinal Gibbons | 3 |
Wake Forest's loss came despite strong showings from Palmer Chase and Darryl Knight. Chase posted 15 points and six rebounds, while Knight earned eight points. Those eight points gave Knight a new career-high.
Isaiah Green was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with eight steals and six assists for Knightdale. Green has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 40 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zarion Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Wake Forest has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Knightdale, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wake Forest will take on Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wake Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season. As for Knightdale, they will square off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knightdale is facing Heritage at the right time seeing as Heritage is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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