Basketball Recap: Croatan Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday
By Team Reports
Feb 8, 2025, 5:51am
Basketball Recap: Croatan Cougars vs. Swansboro Pirates
Neely McMannen
| 02/04/25 vs Swansboro | 53% |
| 01/31/25 @ Dixon | 17% |
| 01/28/25 @ Swansboro | 43% |
| 01/17/25 vs White Oak | 38% |
| 01/06/25 vs Lejeune | 46% |
| + 16 more games |
Croatan had won five straight home games and Neely McMannen did her part to make it six on Tuesday. The Croatan Cougars put the hurt on the Swansboro Pirates with a sharp 50-28 win thanks in part to McMannen, who went 8 of 15 en route to 20 points and four steals. What's more, she also posted a 53% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in January of 2024.
Despite the loss, Swansboro saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Addison King posted ten points in addition to six boards and five steals. Swansboro is 8-2 when King posts three or more steals, but 1-4 otherwise.
Croatan's record now sits at 11-1. As for Swansboro, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Dixon the next time they take the court. Croatan will host Dixon at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Swansboro will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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