Cary Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point defeat last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Durham Academy Cavaliers by a score of 40-38 on Friday. The Chargers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cavaliers earlier this season, when they won 50-44.
Despite the loss, Cary Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gabrielle Young almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. That was a full 44.7% of Cary Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Pulido, who earned nine points.
Cary Academy now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Durham Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12.
Cary Academy has already played their next game (against Ravenscroft), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Durham Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against North Raleigh Christian Academy.
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