Basketball Game Preview: Woods Charter Wolves vs. Southern Wake Academy Lions

Woods Charter is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Southern Wake Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Woods Charter Wolves will challenge the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Woods Charter will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 37) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Discovery Charter School out 61-59.

Woods Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alden Phelps out in front who posted 17 points and five assists. Bhuvanesh Senthil was another key player, putting up 14 points and six boards.

Woods Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Southern Wake Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Ascend Leadership out of the water with a 91-12 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.

Woods Charter is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Southern Wake Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.

Woods Charter was taken down by Southern Wake Academy 91-38 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Woods Charter, Chris Crudup (who went 9 for 13 en route to 21 points along with eight rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.