Wake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Knightdale Knights and fell 62-25. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Knights are ranked 84th).
Hadley Chang was Wake Forest's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Jordyn Williams held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Zaniya Bell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Knightdale got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Leia Rios out in front who posted 13 points along with five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kiyah Moore, who had ten points and four steals.
Wake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Knightdale, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wake Forest will head out to challenge Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Knightdale, they will head out on the road to square off against Rolesville at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Knightdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
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