Wake Forest is 1-6 against Broughton since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wake Forest Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Broughton Capitals at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
While Wake Forest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-24), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 67-48 victory over Vance County on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Palmer Chase and Caleb Lashley were among the main playmakers for Wake Forest as the former earned 12 points in addition to three blocks and two steals and the latter went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus three steals. What's more, Chase also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was N'Ky Johnson, who earned ten points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Broughton didn't have too much trouble with Cary on Wednesday as they won 72-54. That's two games straight that the Capitals have won by exactly 18 points.
Broughton found their leader in sophomore Jordan Page, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The match was Page's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Fitzgerald, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Broughton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Broughton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Wake Forest, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Wake Forest and Broughton are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Wake Forest hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.3 points per game. However, it's not like Broughton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.2. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Wake Forest ended up a good deal behind Broughton in their previous meeting back in February of 2017, losing 42-28. Can Wake Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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