The Research Triangle Raptors came into Monday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Falls Lake with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 62-47. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Research Triangle was the better team in the second half.
Cade Wiggins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Research Triangle's points. Omar WIley was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds.
Despite the loss, Falls Lake still got an impressive performance from Logan Crabtree, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Crabtree has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Cooke, who scored six points.
Research Triangle's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Falls Lake, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-17.
Research Triangle will look to defend their home court on Friday against Raleigh Charter at 7:30 p.m. Raleigh Charter is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Research Triangle will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Falls Lake, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against East Wake Academy at 7:30 p.m. Falls Lake will be up against East Wake Academy's rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.94 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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