Smithfield-Selma hasn't had much luck against East Wake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will be playing at home against the East Wake Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Smithfield-Selma is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 92-41 loss at the hands of C.B. Aycock. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 209th).
Meanwhile, East Wake entered their tilt with South Johnston on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 74-46.
East Wake is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Smithfield-Selma was taken down by East Wake 102-69 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Smithfield-Selma, Nikel Rogers (who went 11 of 16 from beyond the arc on his way to 35 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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