Durham Flight HomeSchool has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the South Wake Sabres at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Durham Flight HomeSchool comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 19 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-19, which was the final score in Durham Flight HomeSchool's tilt against Chatham HomeSchool on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Durham Flight HomeSchool has suffered against Chatham HomeSchool since December 2, 2021.
Meanwhile, South Wake waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They skirted past St. David's 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory South Wake has posted yet this season.
South Wake can attribute much of their success to Savannah Taylor, who scored nine points along with two steals, and Sydnee Woolard, who scored ten points along with three blocks. Another player making a difference was Mia Jones, who scored 11 points.
Durham Flight HomeSchool bumped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Wake, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Durham Flight HomeSchool was taken down by South Wake 70-5 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Durham Flight HomeSchool was down 47-0.
