This season hasn't been kind to the Ascend Leadership Aviators, who are still winless after their 12th game. They had to suffer through a rough 71-19 loss at the hands of Southern Wake Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ascend Leadership in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Southern Wake Academy found their leader in underclassman Kobe Plata, who scored 14 points along with eight steals and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Crudup, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Ascend Leadership dropped their record down to 0-12 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southern Wake Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Ascend Leadership will head out on the road to take on the Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southern Wake Academy, they will be playing at home against the Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Mill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Lions are ranked 217th).
