Woods Charter is 1-9 against Chatham Charter since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Woods Charter Wolves will venture away from home to challenge the Chatham Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m.
Woods Charter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 63 points on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Southern Wake Academy on Friday. They were beaten by the Lions 73-25. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Lions are ranked 126th).
Campbell Blackburn
| 02/14/25 @ Southern Wake Academy | 6 |
| 02/12/25 vs Clover Garden School | 5 |
| 02/03/25 vs Southern Wake Academy | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs River Mill | 4 |
| 01/29/25 vs Ascend Leadership | 3 |
Despite the loss, Woods Charter had strong showings from Grant Richardson, who posted 11 points, and Campbell Blackburn, who put up six points. Those six points gave Blackburn a new career-high.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chatham Charter's strategy against Ascend Leadership on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chatham Charter blew Ascend Leadership out of the water with a 73-23 final score. With the Knights ahead 45-12 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Chatham Charter's win came from a few key players Woods Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kymani Wagner-Jatta, who went 5-for-6 on his way to 14 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Breylan Harris, who earned nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Chatham Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Chatham Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for Woods Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Woods Charter has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Chatham Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Woods Charter came up short against Chatham Charter when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-39. Can Woods Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
