Basketball Game Preview: Chatham Central Bears vs. Southern Wake Academy Lions

The Chatham Central Bears will square off against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Chatham Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilson Prep, sneaking past 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since January 17th.

Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They breezed past the Eagles to the tune of 73-41. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-17.

Southern Wake Academy pushed their record up to 26-4 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points over those games. As for Chatham Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.