After a string of three wins, the White Oak Vikings's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 67-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Swansboro. White Oak has not had much luck with Swansboro recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
White Oak lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Curtis Jackson, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Kaemon Noel was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
It was another big night for Jonah Holt, who scored 22 points along with five assists and two steals for Swansboro. Holt is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Jermaine Cunningham, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
White Oak's defeat ended a 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-5. As for Swansboro, the victory was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
White Oak will be playing at home against Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. White Oak is facing Dixon at the right time seeing as Dixon is stuck on a eight-game losing streak. As for Swansboro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Croatan at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Swansboro is coming into the game with eight straight wins at home, so Croatan is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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