The Chatham HomeSchool Thunder entered their tilt with the Christian Educational Consortium Cougars with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Chatham HomeSchool managed a 87-83 win over Christian Educational Consortium on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chatham HomeSchool's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Kirby led the charge by going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 1 assist. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Johnson, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nathan Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 assists. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 14 times he's played. Jack Patterson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Christian Educational Consortium were working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chatham HomeSchool only racked up 16 assists.
Chatham HomeSchool is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season. As for Christian Educational Consortium, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-21.
Chatham HomeSchool is on the road again on Thursday and plays Greater Cabarrus S at 7:30 p.m. on March 7th. Chatham HomeSchool has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 414 points over their last five matchups. Christian Educational Consortium's road trip will continue as they head out to face Guilford Home Educators at 7:30 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Christian Educational Consortium's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 contests.
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