Basketball Game Preview: West Carteret Patriots vs. Richlands Wildcats

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West Carteret has gone 8-2 against Richlands recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Carteret Patriots will face off against the Richlands Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in West Carteret's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.

West Carteret is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Dixon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Carteret blew Dixon out of the water with a 76-41 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-17.

Meanwhile, Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 79-39 loss at the hands of White Oak. 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 416th, while the Vikings are ranked 81st).

Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for West Carteret, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Everything came up roses for West Carteret against Richlands in their previous meeting on Monday, as the team secured a 77-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Carteret since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.