Cape Fear Academy is 9-1 against Harrells Christian Academy since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Cape Fear Academy was able to grind out a solid win over West Brunswick, taking the game 75-64. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Cape Fear Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Domas Undzenas, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. Kareem Anderson was another key player, going 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy faced Southern Wake Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Harrells Christian Academy walked away with a 54-46 win over Southern Wake Academy. The victory was familiar territory for the Crusaders who have now won four games in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harrells Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antonio Mckoy, who went 8 for 16 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mckoy has scored at least a third of Harrells Christian Academy's 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.
Harrells Christian Academy's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. 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 have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Cape Fear Academy barely slipped by Harrells Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 37-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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