After a string of four wins, the East Wake Academy Eagles's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 54-37 fall against NCSSM: Durham. East Wake Academy has not had much luck with NCSSM: Durham recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why East Wake Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Emma Roche. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 37.8% of East Wake Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leila Gonzalez, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
East Wake Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Leading NCSSM: Durham to victory were Chase Thompson and Maren Donlon. Thompson scored 11 points along with five steals, while Donlon scored 20 points along with two steals. Donlon has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Parker Wildman, who scored seven points along with two steals.
East Wake Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for NCSSM: Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
East Wake Academy will head out on the road to take on Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Falls Lake is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for NCSSM: Durham, they will head out on the road to challenge Franklin Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully NCSSM: Durham focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Tuesday.
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