Southside hasn't had much luck against Croatan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southside Seahawks will be playing at home against the Croatan Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, Southside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-56 to Princeton.
Meanwhile, Croatan waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Screaming Eagle 73-57. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Croatan found their leader in sophomore Kannon McBride, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McBride has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Hilliard, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 assists.
Croatan pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points per game. As for Southside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Southside was dealt a bruising 90-39 defeat at the hands of Croatan in their previous matchup back in November. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southside was down 52-23.
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