The Bear Grass Charter Bears were the 79-66 winner over the Ocracoke Dolphins when they last played one another on February 9th, but their luck changed this time around. Bear Grass Charter took a 61-42 bruising from Ocracoke on Friday.
Brayden Taylor and Nate Gurganus certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Taylor scored 13 points, while Gurganus dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Gurganus pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Ocracoke was led to victory by Gavin Elicker and Landon Fuller. Elicker scored 19 points, while Fuller scored 20 points. Fuller hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games.
Bear Grass Charter's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Ocracoke, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Bear Grass Charter will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against East Wake Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Bear Grass Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday. As for Ocracoke, they will be playing at home against East Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Ocracoke's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while East Bladen has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
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