Wake Christian Academy lost against Nash Central back in December of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs fell 75-63 to the Nash Central Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (61), Wake Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Wake Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Paxton Coon went 10 of 18 from beyond the arc en route to 41 points. That was a full 65.1% of Wake Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Avery, who had 14 points.
Nash Central was led to victory by Gerald Davis and Markell Jasper. Davis went 11 of 14 on his way to 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Jasper almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave Jasper a new career-high. Kameron Tucker was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards.
Wake Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Nash Central, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Wake Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-44 win against Wilson Christian Academy on the 3rd. As for Nash Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-47 loss against Rocky Mount on the 3rd.
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