Havelock lost against West Carteret back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Havelock Rams had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of the West Carteret Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Patriots are ranked 150th).
When it comes to explaining why Havelock lost, don't look at Lanai Brantley. Despite the final result, she posted 12 points. Timayah Brown was another key player, putting up eight points.
Rams
| 01/23/24 vs J.H. Rose | 16 |
| 12/20/24 vs West Carteret | 15 |
| 11/21/23 vs Croatan | 15 |
| 01/19/24 @ Northside - Jacksonville | 14 |
| 12/20/23 vs West Carteret | 14 |
Even though they lost, Havelock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Havelock's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for West Carteret, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Havelock will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on D.H. Conley at 6:00 p.m. on January 3rd. As for West Carteret, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 45-38 win against New Bern on the 31st.
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