Chatham Charter is 7-0 against Southern Wake Academy since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Chatham Charter Knights will look to defend their home court against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatham Charter has 14 straight wins, Southern Wake Academy has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chatham Charter put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Clover Garden School as Chatham Charter made off with a 56-35 win. Given Chatham Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Clover Garden School is ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chatham Charter's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Meah Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Brooks has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last seven times she's played. Delana Loflin was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy was beaten by River Mill 55-9 on Tuesday.
Chatham Charter pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Southern Wake Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for Chatham Charter against Southern Wake Academy in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 64-13 victory. With Chatham Charter ahead 46-5 at the half, the game was all but over already.
