After soaring to 58 points the game before, Wayne Christian was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes 98-28. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 193rd).
Wayne Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalen Watkins, who posted eight points. Miles Hamm was another key player, putting up seven points.
Cape Fear Academy found their leader in sophomore Kareem Anderson, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 20 points along with five assists and four steals. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for Anderson. The team also got some help courtesy of Stan Romer, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 17 points and seven boards.
Wayne Christian is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Cape Fear Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Wayne Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-40 loss against Wayne Preparatory Academy on the 5th. As for Cape Fear Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 75-64 victory against West Brunswick on the 4th.
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