The Fayetteville O Outliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Chatham HomeSchool Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Fayetteville O lost to Grovemont on the road by a 73-55 margin. The Outliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthony Harris, who posted 21 points. That was a full 38.2% of Fayetteville O's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Williams, who put up 13 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chatham HomeSchool, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 83-73 win over Durham Flight HomeSchool on Thursday.
Chatham HomeSchool's win came from a few key players Fayetteville O will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Coletta, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Coletta, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Chatham HomeSchool has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Fayetteville O, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fayetteville O has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 25.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Chatham HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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