The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes lost against the Hobgood Charter Raiders back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Cape Hatteras was outmatched by Hobgood Charter at home and fell 77-44. Cape Hatteras has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Cape Hatteras lost, one person who can't be blamed is Griffin Couch. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Couch hasn't dropped below two blocks for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Garcia, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Leading Hobgood Charter to victory were Zyhe Higgs and Hudson Roberson. Higgs dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds, while Roberson dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Roberson has scored at least a third of Hobgood Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Edward Melendez, who scored three points along with four steals.
Cape Hatteras' loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Hobgood Charter, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Ocracoke the next time they take the court. Hobgood Charter will head out to face Ocracoke at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, while Cape Hatteras will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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