This season hasn't been kind to the Southern Wake Academy Lions, who are still winless after their eighth match. They lost to American Leadership Academy-Johnston on the road by a decisive 37-18 margin on Tuesday. Southern Wake Academy lost against American Leadership Academy-Johnston in their previous head to head last Wednesday, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 30-6 score last time.
Southern Wake Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayme Endicott, who scored 9 points. Endicott scored a full 50% of Southern Wake Academy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Meredith Holcombe, who scored 3 points along with 4 steals.
Southern Wake Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-8. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Southern Wake Academy will head out on the road to face off against Roxboro Community at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, they will be playing at home against St. Thomas More Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in North Carolina (St. Thomas More Academy is ranked 329th, while American Leadership Academy-Johnston is ranked 318th).
