The Havelock Rams will head out to take on the Croatan Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Havelock focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
Havelock can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They received a blow as they fell 81-62 to West Carteret. The Rams' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it eight in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Havelock had strong showings from Trevonte Simmons, who went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus four steals, and Javontae Barrie, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus three steals. Isaiah Prichard was another key player, posting four points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Croatan took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (and then some). They really took it to Southside for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-39 win. The Cougars pushed the score to 75-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seahawks had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Croatan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Jones, who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus six assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Jayden Hilliard, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists.
Havelock took a serious blow against Croatan when the teams last played back in January, falling 75-48. Can Havelock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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