Cary Academy won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were beaten by the South Wake Sabres 77-50. The Chargers have struggled against the Sabres recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Chargers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabrielle Young, who went 8 for 18 en route to 20 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 40% of Cary Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Avni Lutz was another key player, going 7 of 15 on her way to 19 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Wake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rebekah Hartzell, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. Hartzell continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Taylor, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Cary Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for South Wake, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cary Academy has already played their next matchup (against Durham Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. South Wake has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against St. David's.
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