Basketball Recap: Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South Takes a Loss

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South suffered their closest loss since January 23, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Central Falcons by a score of 70-67. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Despite the loss, Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South still got an impressive performance from Noah Cross, who posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Winstead, who scored 11 points and six boards.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joshua Harper, who had 22 points. The dominant performance gave Harper a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Eric Kenon, who put up 15 points.

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Central, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8.

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South has already played their next matchup (against Friendly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Fairmont Heights.