If Cape Fear was feeling good  fresh off their  3-0 takedown of Purnell Swett on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Colts lost  3-0 to the Gray's Creek Bears on Thursday. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
 Cape Fear was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the  first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18,  25-19.
 Tabitha Newlin paced Cape Fear's offense, picking up 15 kills. Newlin got some help from  Sophia Wilson and her 19 assists. Newlin also made an impact serving:  she shared the team lead in aces with  Addison Gunter, each putting up three.
 Among those leading the charge was   Haylee Wells, who  had eight  digs and one assist. That's the most  digs  she has posted  over her last six  matchups.  Ruby Minshew also deserves some recognition as  she  had her first  kill of the season.
Cape Fear's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Gray's Creek, the  victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
 Cape Fear didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  3-1  win against Jack Britt on the 6th. As for Gray's Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next  match,  a  3-0  victory against Purnell Swett on the 7th.
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