East Wake lost against Jordan back in December of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The East Wake Warriors took a 52-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jordan Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Falcons are ranked 35th).
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Corban Woodard, who posted ten points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Amere Hall, who earned eight points.
Rivers Knight was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards for Jordan. Knight has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Diaz, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
East Wake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Jordan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
East Wake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 70-41 win against Louisburg on the 31st. As for Jordan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-53 victory against Riverside-Durham on the 31st.
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