Harrells Christian Academy is 1-9 against Cape Fear Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will welcome the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes at 6:45 p.m. Harrells Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Harrells Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Southern Wake Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Harrells Christian Academy was ranked fourth). Harrells Christian Academy walked away with a 54-46 win over Southern Wake Academy on Saturday.
Harrells Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antonio Mckoy led the charge by going 8 for 16 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The game was Mckoy's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dashaun McKoy, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear Academy earned a 75-64 victory over West Brunswick on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hurricanes.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cape Fear Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Domas Undzenas, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kareem Anderson, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds.
Harrells Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for Cape Fear Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Harrells Christian Academy and Cape Fear Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Harrells Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 37-36 defeat. Will Harrells Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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