While it was all tied up 29-29 at halftime, Jack Britt was not quite Cape Fear's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Cape Fear Colts. The Buccaneers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Colts apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
| 01/14/25 vs Cape Fear | 4 |
| 12/19/23 vs Hoke County | 3 |
| 01/05/24 @ Lumberton | 3 |
| 01/16/24 @ Cape Fear | 3 |
| 01/26/24 @ Douglas Byrd | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Jack Britt lost, don't look at Ryan Lord. Despite the final result, he posted 11 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Lord a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of DeRyian Mitchell, who had 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cape Fear to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joshua Green, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points. Green's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Damien Gary, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Jack Britt and nudges their season record down to 4-9. As for Cape Fear, their record is now 5-6.
Jack Britt has already played their next contest (against Gray's Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cape Fear will challenge South View at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South View will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Cape Fear surely won't give up without a fight.
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