Basketball Preview: Durham Academy Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Latin Hawks
Durham Academy and Charlotte Latin are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Durham Academy Cavaliers will face off against the Charlotte Latin Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Durham Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Durham Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing NCSSM: Durham: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Durham Academy blew NCSSM: Durham out of the water with a 72-38 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cavaliers had established a 28 point advantage.
It was another big night for JJ Wilcox, who went 6 for 11 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of PJ Jeffries, who earned nine points along with five rebounds.
Durham Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Latin entered their game against Nation Ford on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Charlotte Latin was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Nation Ford. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by just one point.
Durham Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Charlotte Latin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Durham Academy came up short against Charlotte Latin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 56-46. Can Durham Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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