Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by the White Oak Vikings and fell 79-39. 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 434th, while the Vikings are ranked 90th).
Despite the loss, Richlands still got an impressive performance from Lenny Halfter-Hunter, who posted 20 points. That was a full 51.3% of Richlands' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jo?Nathan Kennon, who put up five points and five boards.
White Oak had a senior duo take command as Camron Myers dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds and Aj Strickland went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Strickland has posted since back in February of 2024. Derrick Hagi also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for White Oak, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richlands will welcome West Carteret at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Carteret's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests. As for White Oak, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Croatan at 8:00 p.m. Croatan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully White Oak likes a good challenge.
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