The Cape Elizabeth Capers will challenge the Waynflete Flyers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Elizabeth is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Cape Elizabeth is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Yarmouth on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cape Elizabeth came up short against Yarmouth, falling 69-49. While losing is never fun, the Capers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Clippers are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Waynflete sidestepped Traip for a 37-34 victory. The 37-point effort marked the Flyers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Waynflete has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.33 points across that stretch. As for Cape Elizabeth, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Cape Elizabeth didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Waynflete when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Elizabeth since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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