Ashoke, N.C. – The Cape Fear Men’s Basketball team put their 6 game conference winning streak on the line Tuesday evening as the Sea Devils hit the road to take on Roanoke Chowan Community College. CFCC came into the game in a three-way tie for second place with Louisburg College and Brunswick Community College. Cape Fear struck first in the opening minute on a lay-up from Trishtan Johnson and another lay-up from Brandon Baskin. A pursuing 8-2 run by the Sea Devils extended their lead to 12 points with 10:00 minutes remaining in the first half. Roanoke determined to show they could hold their own answered on a 14-3 run of their own. Both teams battled back and forth for the remainder of the first half but a bucket by David McClenny and another from Xavier Kilby sent the Sea Devils into the locker room with a 37-33 lead.The second half brought new life to Cape Fear. Swarming defense and transition baskets extended the Sea Devil lead to 68-45 with 8:00 remaining in the contest. Roanoke would make one final push cutting the Sea Devil lead to 11 points with 4 minutes remaining, but CFCC once again stepped on the gas and pulled away for good. The victory gave Cape Fear its sixth straight win, improving their overall record to 11-5 and 7-1 in conference. Brandon Baskin lead the Sea Devils with 16 points and 4 assists while roommate David McClenny added another double double to his resume, recording 12 points and 11 rebounds. Xavier Kilby rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points and 6 rebounds.CFCC heads to Louisburg, N.C. Thursday evening for a tilt against co-leader Louisburg College. A win Thursday would keep Cape Fear atop the standings in the north division. Brunswick CC, Guilford Tech, Louisburg College, and Cape Fear all have only one loss in conference play. Tip-off for the contest is set for 7:00 p.m. - Courtesy CFCC Athletics