The Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles will square off against the New Garden Friends Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cape Fear Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
Cape Fear Christian Academy is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 68-54 to Crossroads Christian.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lathan Wilborn, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Dunkins, who went 9 for 22 en route to 20 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Garden Friends). They breezed by Bradford Academy to the tune of 70-16 on Thursday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Archers are ranked 627th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Garden Friends is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 13-7.
Cape Fear Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off New Garden Friends in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 69-66. Can Cape Fear Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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