Preview: West Carteret Patriots vs. Richlands Wildcats
West Carteret is 9-1 against Richlands since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Carteret Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richlands Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
West Carteret can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dixon with a sharp 75-51 victory. The win was just what West Carteret needed coming off of a 96-63 loss in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Richlands lost to Croatan at home by a decisive 80-66 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Richlands can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while Croatan is ranked 169th).
West Carteret's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Richlands, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
West Carteret strolled past Richlands when the teams last played back in January by a score of 72-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Richlands' Lenny Halftner-Hunter, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Carteret still be able to contain Halftner-Hunter? There's only one way to find out.
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