Preview: Southern Wake Academy Lions vs. Chatham Charter Knights
The Southern Wake Academy Lions will take on the Chatham Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southern Wake Academy comes in on seven and Chatham Charter on four.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southern Wake Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat River Mill 79-31 at home. Given Southern Wake Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while River Mill is ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Wake Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Crudup led the charge by scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Crudup hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Seung Surmons, who scored 27 points.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Woods Charter on Wednesday, taking the game 47-34.
It was another big night for Jonah Ridgill, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Chatham Charter's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Allred, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Southern Wake Academy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Chatham Charter, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Southern Wake Academy beat Chatham Charter 62-50 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ridgill, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Wake Academy still be able to contain Ridgill? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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