Cape Fear lost against E.E. Smith back in November of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Colts took a hard 63-49 fall against the Golden Bulls. The Colts were down 57-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Cape Fear still got an impressive performance from Chosen Wynn, who shot 56% from the field en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Kennedy, who posted four points.
E.E. Smith found their leader in sophomore Nick Smith, who went 10-for-14 to rack up 28 points and eight steals. Smith has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nazir Cooper, who had six points and four steals.
Cape Fear's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Cape Fear will venture away from home to square off against Clinton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for E.E. Smith, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-53 defeat against Hillside on the 25th.
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