Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cape Fear Academy). They breezed by the Wayne Christian Eagles to the tune of 65-20 on Tuesday. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 26 points or more this season.
Leading Cape Fear Academy to victory were Milly Kelley and Mila Middleswarth. Kelley dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 steals, while Middleswarth went 9 for 17 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Middleswarth has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Avery Hixon was another key player, earning ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Cape Fear Academy's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points per game. As for Wayne Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Cape Fear Academy has already played their next matchup, a 49-48 defeat against West Brunswick on the 4th. Wayne Christian has also already played their next game (against Cape Fear Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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