Basketball Game Preview: Southern Wake Academy Lions vs. Chatham Charter Knights

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home	72-36 W
01/14/25 - Away	65-37 W
02/23/24 - Neutral	71-43 W
02/09/24 - Away	62-50 W
01/17/24 - Home	60-39 W
+ 5 more games

Southern Wake Academy and Chatham Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Southern Wake Academy Lions will jump right back in to play the Chatham Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wake Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Chatham Charter likes a good challenge.

Southern Wake Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Triangle Math & Science 110-18 on Monday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Chatham Charter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 42-41 W against the Wolves.

Chatham Charter found their leader in freshman Breylan Harris, who posted ten points and eight boards. Harris is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Brennan LaVelle was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.

Southern Wake Academy's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points over those games. As for Chatham Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 19-9.

Everything came up roses for Southern Wake Academy against Chatham Charter in their previous matchup last Friday, as the squad secured a 72-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Wake Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.