The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes will take on the Croatan Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cape Hatteras has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight losses, while Croatan will come in with three straight wins.
On Wednesday, Cape Hatteras ended up a good deal behind Hertford County and lost 56-41.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Croatan). They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 71-14 victory over East Carteret. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-11.
Cape Hatteras better keep an eye on Kannon McBride. He was instrumental in Croatan's win, going 5-for-10 on his way to 19 points and four steals. McBride's big performance that evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Gavin Zheng was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Croatan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Cape Hatteras' defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Croatan, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Cape Hatteras was taken down by Croatan 70-24 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Hurricanes were down 37-15.
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