The Hobgood Charter Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Ocracoke Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hobgood Charter waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. They breezed by Cape Hatteras on the road to the tune of 77-44. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 19 to ten on the offensive boards, as Hobgood Charter did.
Zyhe Higgs and Hudson Roberson were among the main playmakers for Hobgood Charter as the former dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Higgs has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Edward Melendez, who scored three points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Ocracoke blew past Mattamuskeet, posting a 73-40 victory on the road.
Hobgood Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Ocracoke, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Hobgood Charter ended up a good deal behind Ocracoke when the teams last played back in January, losing 67-53. Can Hobgood Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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