King Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. The match between them and the Wardlaw Academy Patriots didn't end well, with the King Academy Knights falling 55-38. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 36-25 two weeks ago.
Colt Bailey was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 23 en route to 24 points and five steals for Wardlaw Academy. The contest was Bailey's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Noah Harper was another key player, putting up 18 points.
King Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Wardlaw Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
King Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Richard Winn Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richard Winn Academy will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something King Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wardlaw Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Newberry Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Wardlaw Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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