Wakefield unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 58-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Level Gators on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolverines of the 55-48 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Wakefield's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colin Taylor, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in threes (four). Dylan Goodknecht was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 15 points.
Even though they lost, Wakefield was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Level only racked up nine.
Green Level was led to victory by Israel Eatman and Trevor Manhertz. Eatman went 7 for 12 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals, while Manhertz scored 13 points plus seven rebounds and two blocks. Eatman's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Ericksen, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds.
Wakefield will challenge Fuquay - Varina at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Green Level has already played their next contest, a 63-54 win against Cardinal Gibbons on the 22nd.
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