Basketball Recap: South Wake Comes Up Short

South Wake was the 75-44 winner over Southeastern HomeSchool when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The South Wake Sabres fell to the Southeastern HomeSchool Cardinals 66-61. While losing is never fun, the Sabres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Cardinals are ranked 90th).

Despite the loss, South Wake still got an impressive performance from Lawson Jurgens, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jurgens a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Gugelman, who posted seven points.

Even though they lost, South Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Blake Batts continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southeastern HomeSchool, shooting 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Rayne Schoonmaker was another key player, putting up ten points.

South Wake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3.

South Wake has already played their next contest, an 88-59 victory against Oak Forest on the 18th. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-49 win against Durham Flight HomeSchool on the 18th.