Basketball Game Preview: Chatham HomeSchool Thunder vs. Forsyth Home Educators Hawks

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Away	69-59 W
12/07/24 - Home	45-33 W
01/10/23 - Away	71-64 W
11/10/22 - Home	63-42 W
01/04/22 - Away	37-45 L
+ 5 more games

Chatham HomeSchool and Forsyth Home Educators are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Thunder will host the Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Chatham HomeSchool is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games last Saturday. They fell 70-58 to South Charlotte.

While Forsyth Home Educators didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy 55-52.

Forsyth Home Educators' win came from a few key players Chatham HomeSchool will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Caleb Petusky, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. What's more, he posted three steals, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Holt Briggs, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.

Forsyth Home Educators smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Forsyth Home Educators' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-3. As for Chatham HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Chatham HomeSchool was able to grind out a solid victory over Forsyth Home Educators in their previous matchup back in February, winning 69-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Petusky, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Thunder still be able to contain Petusky? There's only one way to find out.