Cape Fear is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Eastern Alamance is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cape Fear Colts will take on the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cape Fear walked away with it. They breezed by the Trojans at home to the tune of 85-51 on Tuesday. Given Cape Fear's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while South Johnston is ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayda Angel was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 41 points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Cape Fear's points. Another player making a difference was Kayia Starling, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance made easy work of Currituck County on Tuesday and carried off a 62-37 win.
Cape Fear's victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for Eastern Alamance, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season.
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