Southside hasn't had much luck against East Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Southside Seahawks are taking a road trip to take on the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m. Southside will be strutting in after a victory while East Carteret will be coming in after a defeat.
Southside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lejeune 63-32. The Seahawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-32, which was the final score in East Carteret's tilt against Pamlico County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 95th).
Southside's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for East Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Southside was dealt a bruising 63-33 defeat at the hands of East Carteret when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southside was down 41-10.
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