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| 02/07/25 - Home | 76-84 L |
| 01/17/25 - Away | 64-56 W |
| 02/21/24 - Home | 89-65 W |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 65-54 W |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 62-49 W |
| + 5 more games |
White Oak has gone 9-1 against Croatan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vikings will face off against the Cougars at 8:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Wednesday, White Oak didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Havelock, but they still walked away with a 67-61 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Zarion Hobbs and Isaac Baxter were among the main playmakers for White Oak as the former went 8-for-14 en route to 30 points and six rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hobbs has scored at least a third of the Vikings' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Mattocks, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
White Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Croatan). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cape Hatteras 73-29. The Cougars pushed the score to 57-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hurricanes had no chance of recovering from.
Croatan's win came from a few key players White Oak will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kannon McBride, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. His big performance that evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Joseph Taylor was another key player, shooting 67% from the field on his way to 17 points.
Croatan's record is now 4-1. As for White Oak, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: White Oak has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Croatan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
White Oak came up short against Croatan in their previous matchup back in February, falling 84-76. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
