Ascend Leadership hasn't had much luck against Southern Wake Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ascend Leadership Aviators are taking a road trip to face off against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 8:00 p.m.
Ascend Leadership is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Woods Charter and fell 70-33.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed by the Jaguars to the tune of 86-12. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Jaguars are ranked 681st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Wake Academy pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points per game. As for Ascend Leadership, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Ascend Leadership took a serious blow against Southern Wake Academy when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 83-14. Can Ascend Leadership avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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