Preview: Chatham Charter Knights vs. Southeast Halifax Trojans
The Chatham Charter Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chatham Charter is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Chatham Charter had to suffer through a rough 71-43 loss at the hands of Southern Wake Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chatham Charter in their matchups with Southern Wake Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Aidan Allred, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Kymani Wagner-Jatta, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Southeast Halifax pushed their score all the way to 70 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 94-70 loss at the hands of Wilson Prep. While losing is never fun, Southeast Halifax can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Wilson Prep is ranked 74th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Trayvese Silver and Ben Ferguson. Ferguson had a solid game and scored eight points along with six rebounds and four steals. Meanwhile, Silver was balling out in the loss, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Southeast Halifax smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilson Prep only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Chatham Charter's record now sits at 19-12. Southeast Halifax's record is now 17-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Chatham Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.2 points per game. However, it's not like Southeast Halifax struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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