The East Carteret Mariners and the Croatan Cougars will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest, having both just played. East Carteret is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
East Carteret is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against West Craven on Tuesday. The Mariners fell 46-40 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Croatan hadn't done well against East Duplin recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 70-48 margin over the Panthers. The Cougars not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 11th (when they won 82-58).
East Carteret better focus on containing Kannon McBride and Gavin Zheng as the pair were huge in Croatan's win. McBride shot 53% from the field to rack up 24 points along with five assists and five steals, while Zheng went 5-for-7 en route to 16 points in addition to six assists and four steals. McBride's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Matthew Crittenden, who posted ten points and seven blocks.
Croatan now has a winning record of 2-1. As for East Carteret, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
East Carteret was taken down by Croatan 82-36 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Thankfully for the Mariners, Trey Jones (who shot 55% from the field on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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