After flying high against the Dixon Bulldogs on Tuesday, the Croatan Cougars came back down to earth. Croatan's rough 89-65 defeat to White Oak on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. The matchup was a 38-38 toss-up at halftime, but Croatan couldn't quite close it out.
Croatan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaden Hilliard, who scored 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Trey Jones was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with six rebounds.
Croatan's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for White Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Croatan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White Oak, they will head out on the road to take on Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Swansboro will roll in looking for their 24th straight victory, something White Oak surely won't give up without a fight.
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