It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Carteret can now relate to. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 60-41 to the Croatan Cougars. The Patriots just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row.
Maddie Steidl
| 02/25/25 @ Croatan | 10 |
| 12/18/24 @ Neuse Charter | 8 |
| 02/03/25 vs Richlands | 6 |
| 01/08/25 @ J.H. Rose | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs New Bern | 6 |
West Carteret's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddie Steidl, who posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Steidl a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Holmes, who put up nine points.
Croatan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Neely McMannen out in front who went 6-for-13 en route to 19 points. McMannen's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Leah Johnson, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 13 points and three steals.
West Carteret's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Croatan, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
West Carteret does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Croatan, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-30 defeat against Seventy-First on the 28th.
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