Fike hasn't had much luck against East Wake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fike Demons will be playing at home against the East Wake Warriors at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Fike's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Fike will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating C.B. Aycock, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fike came out on top against C.B. Aycock by a score of 67-56 on Thursday. The 67-point effort marked the Demons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, East Wake came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Warriors 61-44. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but East Wake was the better team in the second half.
East Wake's win came from a few key players Fike will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Amere Hall, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. Those six rebounds gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Corban Woodard, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and five steals.
East Wake was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hunt only racked up five assists.
Fike pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for East Wake, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Fike lost to East Wake at home by a decisive 60-46 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Fike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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