Cape Fear Christian Academy and Lee Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles duke it out with the Lee Christian Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cape Fear Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Lee Christian will come in with three straight wins.
Cape Fear Christian Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lee Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cape Fear Christian Academy was dealt a 63-20 defeat at the hands of Lee Christian. The Eagles were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Cape Fear Christian Academy better focus on containing Kaleigh Wilson and Elayna McFarland as the pair were huge in Lee Christian's win. Wilson almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards, while McFarland dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. McFarland is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Madison Mashburn, who posted eight points and eight boards.
Lee Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Cape Fear Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Lee Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
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