Wakefield fought the good fight in their overtime game against Wake Forest on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 69-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (56), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Wakefield's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zih'Kee Dickerson, who went 11-for-16 to rack up 29 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Ethan Wisler, who shot 44% from the field on his way to 23 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wake Forest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Scotty Jones, who went 7-for-10 en route to 21 points. Palmer Chase was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wakefield fell to 2-1. As for Wake Forest, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Wakefield will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Heritage at 6:30 p.m. on December 2. As for Wake Forest, they will challenge Rolesville at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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