A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats challenge the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Richlands has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight losses, while Croatan will come in with nine straight victories.
Last Thursday, Richlands ended up a good deal behind Dixon and lost 42-27.
Meanwhile, Croatan was able to grind out a solid win over West Carteret on Thursday, taking the game 60-53. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Patriots are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richlands better keep an eye on Neely McMannen. She was instrumental in Croatan's win, going 8-for-17 to rack up 28 points and four steals. With that strong performance, McMannen is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Layla Shearin was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds.
Croatan's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Richlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Richlands was taken down by Croatan 66-25 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Richlands was down 40-11.
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