Harrells Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, Cape Fear Academy a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will host the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes at 5:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Harrells Christian Academy and Louisburg met for a duel on Saturday where Harrells Christian Academy had to take the L. Harrells Christian Academy was dealt a 64-20 defeat at the hands of Louisburg. The Crusaders were down 52-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear Academy fought the good fight in their overtime match against West Brunswick on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Trojans. It was the first time this season that the Hurricanes let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Cape Fear Academy got top-tier performance from Milly Kelley, who had 35 points plus six rebounds and six steals. Kelley has been hot recently, having posted six or more steals the last three times she's played. Addie Fikry was another key player, scoring two points plus 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cape Fear Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Harrells Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cape Fear Academy, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Harrells Christian Academy took a serious blow against Cape Fear Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 59-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harrells Christian Academy was down 46-12.
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