The Wake Forest Cougars were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They fell just short of Rolesville by a score of 56-53. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Wake Forest, who fell 81-79 when the teams last met back in February of 2023.
Wake Forest's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Scotty Jones, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Palmer Chase, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Rolesville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Downing led the charge by scoring 16 points along with four blocks. It was the first time this season that Downing posted two or more blocks. Anthony Roberts was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Wake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Rolesville, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16.
Wake Forest will head out on the road to challenge Wakefield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wakefield is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so Wake Forest will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Rolesville, they will head out on the road to square off against Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rolesville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Heritage is ranked 124th).
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