Cinco De Mayo- Cap City Ballerz vs. Team Durant

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I caught a very competitive match up at the Cinco De Mayo event between Cap City Ballerz out of Richmond, Viriginia and Team Durant's marquee 17u team. Cap City has been one of the top programs in the Richmond area for years and they consistently produce quality college prospects. Team Durant is one of the DMV's Nike EYBL programs and they have a solid squad. Cap City relishes any opportunities to scrap with sponsored teams and they usually hold their own. This time was no different as they jumped out to a big first half lead and were able to fend off several runs by Durant. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["551067"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":655322,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Sira was the best player on the court for most of the game. Her explosive first step kept defenders off balance and when they dropped back, she showed off her range and knocked down threes. Sira is a great facilitator and did an excellent job passing out of double teams. 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