Basketball Recap: Noah Wright Key Part of a Team Effort in Sabres Win

Sabres

Margin (Wins)

11/25/24 @ Fayetteville O	82
12/02/24 @ Faith HomeSchool	54
11/05/24 @ Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill	41
01/24/25 vs DASH	41
12/05/24 @ Grovemont	39

Southeastern HomeSchool typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday South Wake proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Southeastern HomeSchool Cardinals 67-47. The Sabres have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

South Wake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Wright, who went 8 of 10 en route to 16 points and five boards. The match was Wright's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Webb, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.

South Wake was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Southeastern HomeSchool still got an impressive performance from Blake Batts, who posted 18 points. Batts is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Brice Griffin was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 12 points.

South Wake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-4.

South Wake and Southeastern HomeSchool should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. South Wake will challenge Greater Vision Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 304 places (211 vs. 515). South Wake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Southeastern HomeSchool (ranked 123rd) will meet Southeastern Christian Academy (ranked 336th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.