The Croatan Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the J.H. Rose Rampants at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully J.H. Rose likes a good challenge.
Croatan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 76-68 victory over Hunt.
Kannon McBride
| 02/25/25 vs Hunt | 28 |
| 02/21/25 vs West Carteret | 27 |
| 02/18/25 @ Richlands | 25 |
| 02/14/25 @ West Carteret | 23 |
| 02/11/25 vs Richlands | 26 |
| + 2 more games |
It was another big night for Kannon McBride, who almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine boards. His big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Trey Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. Given the Rampants' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Trojans are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
J.H. Rose pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.1 points over those games. As for Croatan, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
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