Basketball Game Preview: Neuse Charter Cougars vs. Hobbton Wildcats

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01/17/25 - Home	72-8 W
02/06/24 - Home	66-26 W
01/19/24 - Away	51-18 W
01/31/23 - Home	60-37 W
01/13/23 - Away	48-41 W
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Neuse Charter has gone 10-0 against Hobbton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Neuse Charter Cougars face off against the Hobbton Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Neuse Charter has four straight wins, Hobbton has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Neuse Charter will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating North Duplin, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Neuse Charter came out on top against North Duplin by a score of 48-37 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Hobbton was beaten by North Duplin 55-19 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while the Rebels are ranked 154th).

Neuse Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Hobbton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.

Everything came up roses for Neuse Charter against Hobbton in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the team secured a 72-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neuse Charter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.