Southern Wake Academy entered their tilt with Ascend Leadership on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 91-12 win over the Ascend Leadership Aviators. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 61-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern Wake Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kobe Plata, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 16 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Plata now owns an excellent 41% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Seung Surmons, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 19 points.
Southern Wake Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lions
| 01/31/25 vs Ascend Leadership | 91-12 |
| 01/30/25 vs River Mill | 86-12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Clover Garden School | 75-32 |
| 12/17/24 vs Triangle Math & Science | 95-13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Thales Academy Rolesville | 80-35 |
| + 10 more games |
Southern Wake Academy pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points over those games. As for Ascend Leadership, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Coincidentally, Southern Wake Academy and Ascend Leadership will both be playing Woods Charter the next time they take the court. Southern Wake Academy will head out to face Woods Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, while Ascend Leadership will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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