The Knightdale Knights will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Heritage Huskies at 5:00 p.m. Heritage took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Knightdale, who comes in off a win.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Knightdale ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 45-40 W over Millbrook.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Knightdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ja?Kiyah Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ayomide Adewumi, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Heritage's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 14th straight defeat. They were outmatched by Rolesville at home and fell 67-27. While losing is never fun, Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while Rolesville is ranked 20th).
Knightdale's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Heritage, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Knightdale strolled past Heritage in their previous matchup last Friday by a score of 42-28. Will Knightdale repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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