After a string of six wins, Lee Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 70-56 bruising from the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles. The Falcons lost against the Eagles in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 88-50 score last time.
01/07/25 @ Cape Fear Christian Academy | 18 |
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Lee Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Justin Brown and Christian Wilson. Brown dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards, while Wilson went 7 of 17 on his way to 18 points. The game was Wilson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Rumbold, who posted nine points.
Kayden Dunkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cape Fear Christian Academy, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Dunkins is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Scarborough, who went 5 for 10 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Lee Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lee Christian has already played their next match (against Cresset Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cape Fear Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 78-49 defeat against Harrells Christian Academy on the 13th.
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