East Carteret was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southside Seahawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Seahawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 63-61 last Wednesday.
Jayedon Watson
| 12/16/24 @ Epiphany | 13 |
| 01/13/25 vs Epiphany | 12 |
| 02/07/25 @ Southside | 11 |
| 02/04/25 vs Pamlico County | 9 |
| 01/15/25 @ Jones | 8 |
| + 6 more games |
Several Mariners players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayedon Watson, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. Watson is becoming a predictor of East Carteret's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 2-1 (and 2-11 when he doesn't). Luke McIntosh was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Josh Armstrong was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 16 to rack up 20 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds for Southside. Armstrong's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Satchell, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points.
East Carteret's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Southside, their record is now 5-14.
Coming up, East Carteret will challenge Lejeune at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lejeune's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches. As for Southside, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-50 victory against Jones on the 10th.
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