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| 02/13/24 - Away | 80-66 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 69-54 W |
| 02/14/23 - Away | 52-69 L |
| 02/09/23 - Away | 77-87 L |
| 01/20/23 - Home | 65-82 L |
| + 5 more games |
Croatan and Richlands are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cougars duke it out with the Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Croatan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matchups.
Croatan will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating White Oak, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Croatan came out on top against White Oak by a score of 84-76 on Friday.
Croatan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trey Jones led the charge by going 12 of 22 en route to 37 points and six boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Croatan's points. Another player making a difference was Kannon McBride, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Croatan 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 nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-56 heartbreaker at the hands of West Carteret. The match was a 30-30 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Croatan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Croatan strolled past Richlands in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 80-66. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Richlands' Lenny Halfter-Hunter, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Croatan still be able to contain Halfter-Hunter? There's only one way to find out.
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