Basketball Game Preview: Vance Charter Knights vs. Eno River Academy Bobcats

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	50-31 W
02/13/24 - Away	80-41 W
01/19/24 - Home	70-45 W
01/27/23 - Away	59-41 W
01/04/23 - Home	61-50 W
+ 3 more games

Vance Charter has gone a perfect 8-0 against Eno River Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vance Charter Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Eno River Academy Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Vance Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Eno River Academy likes a good challenge.

Vance Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 85-64 margin over Excelsior Classical Academy on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Flying Lions: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Eno River Academy earned a 60-51 victory over Oxford Prep on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.

Eno River Academy's win came from a few key players Vance Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cire McGhee, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Jack Kroothoep was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.

Vance Charter's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Eno River Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.

Vance Charter strolled past Eno River Academy in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 50-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vance Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.