Coastal Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 47-25 to the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 142nd).
Milly Kelley was her usual excellent self, putting up 20 points and seven steals for Cape Fear Academy. That makes it five consecutive games in which Kelley has scored at least a third of Cape Fear Academy's points. Emma Gibbs was another key player, going 6 of 14 on her way to 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Coastal Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Cape Fear Academy, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cape Fear Academy beat Coastal Christian by a score of 49-25 on Friday.
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