Both Cape Fear (9-3) and Lee County (12-0) have made it this far into the playoffs, but they square off this Friday at 7:30 PM to determine who is worthy to move on. Both teams enjoyed a wide margin in their previous games.
Last week, Cape Fear took on Orange. Cape Fear got off to a good start with a 42-point offensive effort in the first half. That gave them a 42 - 0 advantage at the half. The defense contributed as well, holding Orange to six points in the second half. In the end, Cape Fear steamrollered its way to an easy 44 - 6 victory.
As for Lee County, it can now show off 12 landslide victories after its most recent game. It crushed Ben L. Smith last week, winning 40 - 0. Lee County is ranked 44th in the MaxPreps state rankings (many places ahead of Ben L. Smith), so the decisive victory wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lee County and Cape Fear had some big point totals in their last games, so we'll see if they bring that energy into this game.
Playoff bracket for these teams
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