The Pamlico County Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Pamlico County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Friday.
Last Friday, Pamlico County came up short against Havelock and fell 45-38.
Despite the defeat, Pamlico County saw an underclassman step up: Madison Anderson scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. Those 11 points set a new season-high mark for Anderson. Dania Galvan-Veliz was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Carteret struggled with assists on Monday (Southwest Onslow had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. West Carteret lost to Southwest Onslow at home by a decisive 57-38 margin. While losing is never fun, West Carteret can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Southwest Onslow is ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, West Carteret had strong showings from Ella Holmes, who scored 18 points along with five steals, and Skyler Setzer, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Holmes.
Pamlico County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for West Carteret, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Pamlico County have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 30.6 rebounds per game. It's a different story for West Carteret, though, as they've been averaging only 38.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pamlico County came up short against West Carteret in their previous matchup back in November, falling 55-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Carteret's Sam Huber, who dropped a triple-double on 16 points, ten rebounds, and 13 steals. Now that Pamlico County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
