The East Wake Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 42-22 walloping at the hands of South Johnston. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Wake of the 41-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
East Wake's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cadyn Edwards, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds, and Erica Rawlings who scored six points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Rawlings has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Johnston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Grey Thornton, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Winborne, who scored ten points.
East Wake dropped their record down to 3-18 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.7 points per game. As for South Johnston, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Wake will take on Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithfield-Selma comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last 21 games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for South Johnston, they will head out on the road to take on West Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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