North Carolina High School Basketball - Mattamuskeet can't hold off Southside
January 5, 2024: Chocowinity, NC 27817 The Mattamuskeet Lakers basketball team (Swan Quarter, NC), was nudged 56-49 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Southside Seahawks (Chocowinity, NC)
The Seahawks now sport a 2-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pamlico County for a 1A/2A Coastal Plains battle on Tuesday, January 9. Southside will battle a Hurricanes team coming off a 70-51 league win over Northside - Pinetown (Pinetown, NC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 7-6.
The Lakers (5-4) will now prepare for their battle against Eastern Christian HomeSchool (Washington, NC). The Trailblazers come into the non-league battle with a 8-9 record. In their last battle, Eastern Christian HomeSchool was nudged by New Bern Christian Academy (New Bern, NC), 52-43, in a non-league battle.