East Wake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to the Northern Nash Knights. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2015.
Despite the loss, East Wake saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shanel Harrison almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Harrison a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Jayleigh Woods, who had two points along with 15 rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, East Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
East Wake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
East Wake and Sanderson are set to duel on Friday. As for Northern Nash, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against C.B. Aycock at 6:00 p.m. on December 6th.
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