Woods Charter hasn't had much luck against Chatham Charter recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Woods Charter Wolves will square off against the Chatham Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Chatham Charter will be up against a hot Woods Charter team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Woods Charter breezed by River Mill to the tune of 55-12 on Friday. The Wolves pushed the score to 47-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had no chance of recovering from.
Woods Charter found their leader in sophomore Alden Phelps, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Haygood, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chatham Charter's strategy against River Mill last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chatham Charter blew River Mill out of the water with a 73-25 final score. That looming 73-25 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Chatham Charter's win came from a few key players Woods Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gabe McKoy, who posted 11 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Brennan LaVelle, who went 5 for 6 en route to 10 points and seven boards.
Chatham Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Woods Charter's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Chatham Charter, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Woods Charter has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 31.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Chatham Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Woods Charter skirted past Chatham Charter 37-35 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was LaVelle, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Woods Charter still be able to contain LaVelle? There's only one way to find out.
