It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Williams Bulldogs can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 81-51 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Williams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while East Wake is ranked 132nd).
Despite the defeat, Williams had strong showings from Sam Rhodes, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, and Milton Turner, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kyrian Fuller, who scored eight points.
East Wake's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Fox, who scored 18 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Taybron, who scored ten points along with five steals and two blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Williams and nudges their season record down to 16-10. As for East Wake, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Williams does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Wake, they will head out on the road to take on Southern Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Lee is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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