The Havelock Rams will challenge the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Havelock ended up a good deal behind Croatan and lost 49-31. The Rams were down 38-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Havelock had strong showings from Kaitlynn Howell, who earned nine points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Lanai Brantley, who scored 12 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Brantley a new career-high in threes (four). Timayah Brown was another key player, earning four points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for East Carteret just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 54-30 to Croatan. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mariners have suffered against the Cougars since February 13, 2020.
Havelock dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for East Carteret, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Things could have been worse for Havelock, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-29 loss to East Carteret in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Havelock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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