A well-balanced attack led East Wake over Smithfield-Selma in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the East Wake Warriors blew the Smithfield-Selma Spartans out of the water with a 92-53 final score. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Spartans are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smithfield-Selma's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Johnavon Cox, who went 7 of 11 en route to 18 points and five rebounds, and Lorenzo Smith, who posted eight points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Raiford, who scored four points.
Warriors
| 01/30/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 92-53 |
| 01/14/25 @ Fike | 92-75 |
| 01/09/25 @ Hunt | 61-44 |
| 01/03/25 @ Enloe | 64-59 |
East Wake's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for Smithfield-Selma, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
East Wake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 47-31 win against West Johnston on the 31st. As for Smithfield-Selma, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 88-68 defeat against Fike on the 31st.
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