Wake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Rolesville Rams and fell 76-36. 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 256th, while the Rams are ranked 35th).
Wake Forest lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Hadley Chang, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Taylor McCartney, who posted five points.
Rolesville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caitlyn Jones out in front who went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points along with eight boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahriell Murchison, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 14 points and five steals.
Wake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Rolesville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Wake Forest Cougars challenge the Millbrook Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wake Forest is facing Millbrook at the right time seeing as Millbrook is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Rolesville, they will venture away from home to take on Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rolesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.8 points per game this season.
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