Basketball Game Preview: South Wake Sabres vs. Durham Flight HomeSchool Flight

South Wake is a perfect 10-0 against Durham Flight HomeSchool since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The South Wake Sabres will square off against the Durham Flight HomeSchool Flight at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in South Wake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.

South Wake is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing New Life Camp: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Wake blew New Life Camp out of the water with a 74-32 final score. The Sabres have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 contests by 24 points or more this season.

Rebekah Hartzell

Points

02/14/25 vs New Life Camp	19
02/04/25 @ Greensboro Day School	22
01/31/25 @ St. David's	18
01/28/25 @ Cary Academy	19
01/23/25 @ Wesleyan Christian Academy	18

South Wake's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sydnee Woolard, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 boards, and Rebekah Hartzell, who went 6-for-15 on her way to 19 points and eight rebounds. The matchup was Hartzell's fifth in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ausley Claire Curry, who posted eight points and seven boards.

South Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Durham Flight HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 55-22 loss at the hands of New Life Camp. While losing is never fun, the Flight can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Storm are ranked 230th).

South Wake's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points over those games. As for Durham Flight HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Everything came up roses for South Wake against Durham Flight HomeSchool in their previous meeting last Friday, as the team secured a 55-13 win. In that game, South Wake amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.