Preview: Croatan Cougars vs. Southern Durham Spartans
The Croatan Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Durham Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Croatan walked away with it. They took down the Rockets 81-67 on Tuesday. The victory was just what Croatan needed coming off of a 89-65 defeat in their prior matchup.
Croatan relied on the efforts of Trey Jones, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Jaden Hilliard, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 assists. Kannon McBride was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Southern Durham entered their tilt with Southern Nash with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. Southern Durham was the clear victor by a 63-39 margin over Southern Nash. Southern Durham has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 22 points or more this season.
Croatan pushed their record up to 20-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.8 points per game. As for Southern Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
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