After flying high against Dixon last Tuesday, White Oak came back down to earth. The White Oak Vikings came up short against the Swansboro Pirates on Friday, falling 85-64. The Vikings have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Trevor Highsmith
| 02/14/25 @ Swansboro | 19 |
| 01/27/25 vs West Carteret | 18 |
| 12/07/24 @ South Johnston | 16 |
| 01/28/25 vs Richlands | 15 |
| 01/17/25 @ Croatan | 15 |
Despite the loss, White Oak still got an impressive performance from Trevor Highsmith, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 19 points along with eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Highsmith a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jamison Avila, who went 7-for-17 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, White Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matchups.
Swansboro got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonah Holt out in front who went 11-for-18 en route to 24 points and seven boards. Holt's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Lorenzo Floyd was another key player, going 6-for-11 to rack up 19 points.
White Oak's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Swansboro, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
White Oak didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-39 victory against Dixon on the 18th. As for Swansboro, they will head out on the road to challenge White Oak at 8:00 p.m. on February 21st. Swansboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.1 points per game this season.
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