Basketball Recap: Cumberland Christian Home Educators Takes a Loss

Cumberland Christian Home Educators suffered their biggest defeat since January 21st on Wednesday. They lost 75-51 to the South Wake Sabres. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Cumberland Christian Home Educators still got an impressive performance from Joshua Sloan, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Drew, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.

Leading South Wake to victory were Thomas Williams and Noah Wright. Williams went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 24 points, while Wright shot 63% from the field on his way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Thanks to that strong game, Williams now owns an excellent 46% field goal percentage. Marcus Webb was another key player, putting up eight points.

Cumberland Christian Home Educators' loss dropped their record down to 24-16. As for South Wake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-9.

Looking ahead, Cumberland Christian Home Educators won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Summit Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland Christian Home Educators has given up an average of 55.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for South Wake, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Providence Athletic Club at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Providence Athletic Club is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.