Basketball Game Preview: Cape Fear Colts vs. Red Springs Red Devils

Cape Fear is 3-0 against Red Springs since November of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cape Fear Colts are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will face off against the Red Springs Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cape Fear has three straight victories, Red Springs has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Cape Fear will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 36-point drubbing they dealt Triton last Tuesday. Cape Fear took their game with ease, bagging a 67-31 win over Triton. With the Colts ahead 38-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Cape Fear relied on the efforts of Elisabeth Kirkland, who went 9 of 15 en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and six steals, and Shanel Sutton, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 boards. The matchup was Kirkland's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karamia Shields, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points.

Meanwhile, Red Springs came up short against Douglas Byrd on Friday and fell 35-22.

Cape Fear pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Red Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Everything came up roses for Cape Fear against Red Springs when the teams last played back in November, as the team secured a 61-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.