Basketball Recap: Croatan Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Kannon McBride

Points

12/09/25 vs White Oak	36
12/05/25 @ Cape Hatteras	16
12/03/25 @ East Carteret	19
12/02/25 vs East Duplin	24
02/28/25 @ J.H. Rose	26
+ 7 more games

Croatan extended their home winning streak to four games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Kannon McBride. The Cougars managed a 71-66 victory over the White Oak Vikings on Tuesday with plenty of help from McBride, who shot 58% from the field to rack up 36 points and five steals. His big performance that evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.

Matthew Crittenden was another key player, putting up two points and three blocks. He has also also been stellar as far as shooting accuracy is concerned: he's posted one of at least 45% every time he's hit the court this season.

White Oak lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Isaac Baxter, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 19 boards. Another player making a difference was Zarion Hobbs, who went 7-for-17 en route to 25 points and five rebounds.

Croatan's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for White Oak, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 2-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Croatan will venture away from home to take on Havelock at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will give the Cougars their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for White Oak, they will head out to face off against Swansboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings will need to watch out since the Pirates have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.