The Knightdale Knights and the Chapel Hill Tigers squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Knightdale Knights had to settle for second. They took a hard 53-35 fall against the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Knightdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Chapel Hill is ranked 41st).
Knightdale's loss came despite strong showings from Ayomide Adewumi and Ja?Kiyah Moore. Adewumi scored seven points along with 14 rebounds, while Moore scored 12 points. Adewumi hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games.
Chapel Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laynie Smith, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Ashton Beale was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Knightdale and nudges their season record down to 14-13. As for Chapel Hill, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4.
Knightdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chapel Hill, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Green Level at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Chapel Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
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