The Jordan Falcons and the Wakefield Wolverines will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jordan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season.
Jordan is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 56-42 bruising from Garner on Saturday. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 12/21/24 @ Garner | 10 |
| 12/20/24 vs New Hanover | 10 |
| 12/19/24 vs Leesville Road | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wake Forest | 8 |
| 12/06/24 @ Vance County | 8 |
Despite the loss, Jordan had strong showings from Derek Ross Jr, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points along with five assists and three steals, and Rivers Knight, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. Knight has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Duece Sumpter, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wakefield entered their tilt with Apex on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 58-47 victory over the Cougars. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Cougars are ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakefield found their leader in sophomore Ethan Wisler, who had 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for Wisler. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Taylor, who put up nine points along with eight boards and three steals.
Wakefield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.
Jordan's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for Wakefield, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Jordan has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Wakefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Jordan was able to grind out a solid win over Wakefield when the teams last played back in December of 2021, winning 57-47. Will Jordan repeat their success, or does Wakefield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
