The Croatan Cougars came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past Swansboro 38-36. That's two games straight that Croatan has won by exactly two points.
Croatan found their leader in underclassman Neely McMannen, who scored 13 points along with five steals and three blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which McMannen has scored at least a third of Croatan's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landry Clifton, who scored ten points.
Swansboro lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ashlynn Cook, who scored eight points along with six steals and five rebounds. Cook is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendall Hackworth, who scored 12 points along with five blocks.
Croatan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Swansboro, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12.
Croatan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Swansboro, they will head out on the road to face off against Richlands at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richlands is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Swansboro will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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