West Carteret is 1-9 against Jacksonville since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Carteret Patriots will welcome the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Carteret comes in on seven and Jacksonville on five.
Last Tuesday, West Carteret earned a 45-38 win over New Bern. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bears are ranked 417th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/31/24 vs New Bern | 24 |
| 01/12/24 @ White Oak | 24 |
| 01/22/24 @ Richlands | 22 |
| 12/04/23 @ New Bern | 20 |
| 02/09/24 vs Swansboro | 18 |
Skyler Setzer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 of 16 on her way to 24 points. That's the most points she has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Steidl, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville got the win against Myers Park on Monday by a conclusive 65-40. With the Cardinals ahead 43-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
West Carteret better keep an eye on Kelize Velez-Galan. She was instrumental in Jacksonville's win, going 7 of 12 on her way to 23 points and five assists. Velez-Galan's afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Hernandez, who put up ten points along with five assists and five boards.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for West Carteret, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
West Carteret didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. Will West Carteret repeat their success, or does Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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