Knightdale is 2-8 against Wakefield since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Knightdale Knights will face off against the Wakefield Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. Knightdale has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Knightdale pushed their score all the way to 63 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to Millbrook. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), Knightdale still had to take the loss.
Despite their loss, Knightdale saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brandon Adams, who scored 14 points along with four blocks and two steals, was perhaps the best of all. It was the first time this season that Adams grabbed two or more steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Dickerson, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, even though Wake Forest scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, Wakefield still came out on top. Wakefield blew past Wake Forest 87-60 at home. Given Wakefield's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Wake Forest is ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Knightdale's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Wakefield, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which somehow isn't as good as their 20-5 record this season.
Knightdale skirted past Wakefield 56-53 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wakefield's Syncere Burnette, who scored 18 points along with five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Knightdale still be able to contain Burnette? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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