Basketball Recap: Elisabeth Kirkland and Shanel Sutton Secure Win for Cape Fear

After losing to Gray's Creek the last time they met, Cape Fear decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Cape Fear Colts came out on top against the Gray's Creek Bears by a score of 51-40 on Friday.

Elisabeth Kirkland

Steals

01/03/25 vs Purnell Swett	11
12/20/24 @ Westover	7
02/14/25 @ Gray's Creek	6
01/29/25 @ Douglas Byrd	6
12/03/24 vs Triton	6
+ 15 more games

Leading Cape Fear to victory were Shanel Sutton and Elisabeth Kirkland. Sutton dropped a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Kirkland posted 17 points along with seven boards and six steals. Cape Fear is 7-1 when Kirkland posts five or more steals, but 3-10 otherwise.

Cape Fear's record is now 10-11. As for Gray's Creek, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.

Cape Fear wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 47-40 loss against Seventy-First on the 17th. As for Gray's Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-31 defeat against Jack Britt on the 17th.