Basketball Game Preview: Seventy-First Falcons vs. Cape Fear Colts

Seventy-First is 2-8 against Cape Fear since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Seventy-First Falcons will welcome the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, everything went Seventy-First's way against Gray's Creek as Seventy-First made off with a 56-31 win. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Cape Fear earned a 52-39 victory over Douglas Byrd on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.

Seventy-First is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Cape Fear, the win got them back to even at 7-7.

Everything came up roses for Seventy-First against Cape Fear in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the squad secured a 56-29 victory. In that matchup, Seventy-First amassed a halftime lead of 43-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.