Trinity Academy and Cape Fear Academy squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Trinity Academy had to settle for second. They lost to the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes on the road by a 51-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 98th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cape Fear Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Milly Kelley, who posted 20 points in addition to eight steals and five boards. The matchup was Kelley's ninth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lulu Wells, who earned seven points along with ten steals and six rebounds.
Trinity Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Cape Fear Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
Trinity Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cape Fear Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 85-55 defeat against Greensboro Day School on the 15th.
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