The Knightdale Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Knightdale is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wakefield just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost to the Wolverines at home by a 68-49 margin. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 20th).
Knightdale might have lost, but man, Ayomide Adewumi was a machine: she almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Adewumi continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kiyah Moore, who went 6 for 12 en route to 13 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 36-22 bruising from Heritage.
Knightdale's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3. As for Wake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Knightdale's way against Wake Forest in their previous meeting on January 14th, as Knightdale made off with a 49-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Knightdale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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