St. David lost against South Wake back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. David's Warriors were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to the South Wake Sabres. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sabres 21-17 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, St. David's had strong showings from Kazim Oladipo, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds, and George Coleman, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Oladipo is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Berkoff, who posted four points and eight rebounds.
Noah Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Wake, going 6 for 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points and five boards. The game was Wright's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Marcus Webb, who scored 12 points.
St. David's has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for South Wake, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
St. David's will welcome Wake Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. David's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for South Wake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-47 victory against Southeastern HomeSchool on the 1st.
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