Basketball Recap: Capital Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

Capital waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 59-47 win over the Bishop Kelly Knights. The 59-point effort marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Capital pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points per game. As for Bishop Kelly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Capital will be taking part in a tournament against Spring Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Capital's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Bishop Kelly, they and Minico will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.