Falls Lake lost against Wake Prep Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Falls Lake Firebirds fell just short of the Wake Prep Academy Guardians by a score of 49-47. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while the Guardians are ranked 195th).
When it comes to explaining why Falls Lake lost, don't look at Camden Cooke. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 13 to rack up 14 points and seven rebounds. Jeffrey Andrews also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Shawn Amadike continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wake Prep Academy, going 6 for 10 en route to 17 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Amadike a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (71%). Jermiah Hargrove was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Falls Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Wake Prep Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Falls Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-32 loss against Chatham Central on the 6th. As for Wake Prep Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-49 victory against NCSSM: Durham on the 7th.
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