The Wayne Blue Devils's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to the Ponca Indians on Tuesday. Wayne took down Wakefield 52-38. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but Wayne was the (much) better team in the second half.
Among those leading the charge was Frantzdie Barner, who scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Wayne's points. Another player making a difference was Addison Sharpe, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds.
Wayne's victory bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Wakefield, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Wayne will head out on the road to face off against Wahoo at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Wahoo is ranked 70th, while Wayne is ranked 74th). As for Wakefield, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Battle Creek at 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
