Swansboro waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the White Oak Vikings with a sharp 85-64 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Vikings are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Swansboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonah Holt, who went 11-for-18 on his way to 24 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Holt is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Floyd, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 19 points.
Pirates
| 02/14/25 vs White Oak | 22 |
| 02/11/25 @ West Carteret | 15 |
| 02/07/25 vs Dixon | 13 |
| 02/04/25 @ Croatan | 19 |
| 01/29/25 vs Richlands | 14 |
| + 20 more games |
Swansboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why White Oak lost, don't look at Trevor Highsmith. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-18 en route to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Highsmith a new career-high in points. Jamison Avila was another key player, going 7-for-17 on his way to 16 points and five boards.
Swansboro's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.5 points over those games. As for White Oak, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
Looking ahead, Swansboro will challenge White Oak at 8:00 p.m. on February 21st. White Oak knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Swansboro likes a good challenge. As for White Oak, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-39 victory against Dixon on the 18th.
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