The Wake Forest Cougars will square off against the Knightdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wake Forest is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Wake Forest came up short against Heritage and fell 51-41. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Huskies are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Knightdale hadn't done well against Wakefield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Knightdale put the hurt on Wakefield with a sharp 70-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Knightdale's win came from a few key players Wake Forest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stephen Murray, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Jamari Williams was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Knightdale's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Wake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Wake Forest suffered a grim 60-40 defeat to Knightdale in their previous matchup on January 14th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knightdale's Isaiah Green, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. Now that Wake Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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