Chatham HomeSchool is 2-8 against South Wake since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Chatham HomeSchool Thunder will square off against the South Wake Sabres at 4:30 p.m. Chatham HomeSchool will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Chatham HomeSchool proved they can win big on February 6th (they won by 27) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Forsyth Home Educators, sneaking past 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Thunder have posted against the Hawks since November 19, 2021.
Meanwhile, South Wake had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Flight 50-2. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Flight are ranked 515th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Wake's win came from a few key players Chatham HomeSchool will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sydnee Woolard, who posted nine points and four steals. She is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 57% in the last three games she's played. Rebekah Hartzell was another key player, putting up eight points.
South Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Chatham HomeSchool's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for South Wake, their record now sits at 27-2.
Chatham HomeSchool was dealt a bruising 63-35 loss at the hands of South Wake in their previous meeting back in January. Can Chatham HomeSchool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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