Cape Fear Academy is 6-0 against Epiphany since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Epiphany Falcons, where tip off is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Cape Fear Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Last Friday, Cape Fear Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 73-72 to Calvary Day School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (64), the Hurricanes still had to take the loss.
Despite their loss, Cape Fear Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kareem Anderson, who earned 20 points in addition to two steals, was perhaps the best of all. Domas Undzenas was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Epiphany earned a 59-52 victory over Thales Academy Apex on Saturday.
Thomas Lathan was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Epiphany's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Furniss, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Epiphany smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Cape Fear Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Epiphany, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's contest: Cape Fear Academy has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.2% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Epiphany, though, as they've only made 19.4% of their threes this season. Given Cape Fear Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Epiphany will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Cape Fear Academy against Epiphany in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 73-19 victory. Does Cape Fear Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Epiphany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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