Basketball Recap: Lee Christian Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cape Fear Christian Academy

Falcons

Team Score

01/07/25 @ Cape Fear Christian Academy	72
12/16/24 vs Haw River Christian Academy	56
01/03/25 @ Burlington Christian Academy	55
12/13/24 @ Southeastern Christian Academy	47
11/22/24 @ North Hills Christian	43

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles 72-37. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Falcons with their most commanding win of the season.

Lee Christian was led to victory by Kaleigh Wilson and Madison Mashburn. Wilson dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Mashburn went 9 of 19 on her way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Mashburn a new career-high in points. Elayna McFarland was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Lee Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 7.3.

Despite the loss, Cape Fear Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Glenna McLamb, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 17 points and three steals. That was a full 45.9% of Cape Fear Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

The win made it two in a row for Lee Christian and bumps their season record up to 4-12. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Lee Christian will square off against Crossroads Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Crossroads Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, they will take on Harrells Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cape Fear Christian Academy is facing Harrells Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Harrells Christian Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.