Spring Creek lost against Goldsboro back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Spring Creek Gators were outmatched by the Goldsboro Cougars and fell 71-20. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Cougars are ranked 76th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Goldsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nierieh Smith, who posted ten points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Des'Myah Croom, who went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points and seven boards.
Spring Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Goldsboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Spring Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 44-35 win against Princeton on the 7th. As for Goldsboro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-31 victory against North Johnston on the 7th.
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