The Chatham HomeSchool Thunder will face off against the South Wake Sabres at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chatham HomeSchool comes in on three and South Wake on 18.
On Thursday, Chatham HomeSchool strolled past Faith Christian with points to spare, taking the game 50-31. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Eagles are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely South Wake's strategy against Cary Christian on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Wake blew Cary Christian out of the water with a 73-28 final score. The Sabres have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Chatham HomeSchool better keep an eye on Rebekah Hartzell. She was instrumental in South Wake's win, going 7 of 12 on her way to 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Hartzell has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 29 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Crissman, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 13 points and four steals.
South Wake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
South Wake pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Chatham HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Chatham HomeSchool took a serious blow against South Wake when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 61-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartzell, who went 9 of 17 on her way to 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Now that Chatham HomeSchool knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
