Cape Fear Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 83-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Croatan Cougars.
| 12/28/24 vs Croatan | 16 |
| 12/27/24 vs Laney | 18 |
| 12/21/24 vs Northwood Temple Academy | 19 |
Despite the loss, Cape Fear Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kareem Anderson went 8 of 18 en route to 16 points and three steals. Anderson's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Gibson, who posted 11 points and three steals.
It was another big night for Trey Jones, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds for Croatan. Jones is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jaden Hilliard, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
Cape Fear Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Croatan, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Cape Fear Academy and Pine Lake Prep will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Pine Lake Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season. As for Croatan, they will challenge Ashley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Croatan also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 79.7 points per game.
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