The Wake Forest Cougars will take on the Holly Springs Golden Hawks in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wake Forest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Wake Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 70-33 victory over Corinth Holders. The Cougars have beaten the Pirates the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Holly Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Ascend Leadership Academy 78-18 on Friday. With the Golden Hawks ahead 47-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Holly Springs' win came from a few key players Wake Forest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chase Olgine, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 14 points along with seven boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinn Robinson, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.
Holly Springs was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Wake Forest's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Holly Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Wake Forest was able to grind out a solid win over Holly Springs in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, winning 78-66. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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