After a string of three wins, the Croatan Cougars's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 65-54 to White Oak. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Croatan of the 62-49 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Croatan's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trey Jones, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals, and Jaden Hilliard who scored 20 points along with six steals. Hilliard is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Woody, who scored two points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Leading White Oak to victory were Kaemon Noel and Curtis Jackson. Noel dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Jackson dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. Aj Strickland was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds.
Croatan's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for White Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Croatan will head out on the road to challenge Richlands at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Croatan will be up against Richlands' rather soft defense (which has allowed 51.3 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for White Oak, they will head out on the road to face off against Swansboro at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Swansboro is on a seven-game streak of home wins, White Oak a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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