New Bern lost against West Carteret back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The New Bern Bears took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Carteret Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Patriots are ranked 137th).
Skyler Setzer had a dynamite game for West Carteret, going 9 of 16 on her way to 24 points. That's the most points Setzer has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Steidl, who posted six points.
This is the second loss in a row for New Bern and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for West Carteret, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
New Bern will challenge Havelock at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Carteret has already played their next match, a 47-43 victory against Pamlico County on the 11th.
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