If Columbia was feeling good fresh off their 61-41 takedown of Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Columbia Wildcats came up short against the Ocracoke Dolphins on Friday, falling 60-37. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Dolphins: they've now lost five in a row.
| 01/31/25 vs Ocracoke | 19 |
| 01/29/25 vs Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech | 33 |
| 01/28/25 vs Bear Grass Charter | 16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hobgood Charter | 29 |
| 01/14/25 @ Ocracoke | 21 |
Despite the loss, Columbia still got an impressive performance from Jayden Sawyer, who posted 19 points and seven boards. Sawyer's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan McQuigg, who had six points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Columbia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 16 consecutive matchups.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Ocracoke, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Columbia has already played their next contest (against Hobgood Charter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ocracoke will be playing in front of their home fans against Bear Grass Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ocracoke knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Bear Grass Charter likes a good challenge.
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