The West Carteret Patriots will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
West Carteret unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 56-45 to Richlands. The contest was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but West Carteret couldn't quite close it out.
West Carteret's defeat came about despite a quality game from Skyler Setzer, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Graham, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
C.B. Aycock has not done well against Fike recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. C.B. Aycock secured a 36-32 W over Fike. The victory was all the more spectacular given C.B. Aycock's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Fike is ranked 127th).
C.B. Aycock's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keytah Kermode, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alonna Frederick, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
West Carteret's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for C.B. Aycock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
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