01/31/25 @ St. David's | 24 |
01/28/25 @ Cary Academy | 17 |
01/25/25 @ Durham Flight HomeSchool | 23 |
01/24/25 vs DASH | 16 |
01/18/25 @ Oak Forest | 16 |
If St. David wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played South Wake, they should've done a better job of containing Noah Wright. The South Wake Sabres slipped by the St. David's Warriors 64-63 on Friday thanks in part to Wright, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and five boards. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Lawson Jurgens, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game.
Kazim Oladipo and George Coleman certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Oladipo almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds, while Coleman dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Coleman has been hot, having posted 18 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Berkoff, who posted four points and eight rebounds.
South Wake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for St. David's, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
South Wake has already played their next match, a 67-47 win against Southeastern HomeSchool on the 1st. As for St. David's, they will take on Wake Christian Academy in a tournament on Tuesday. St. David's is facing Wake Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Wake Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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