After flying high against Havelock back in December of 2024, West Carteret came back down to earth. The West Carteret Patriots were beaten by the Jacksonville Cardinals 73-43 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Cardinals are ranked 67th).
Despite the loss, West Carteret still got an impressive performance from Skyler Setzer, who went 7 for 13 on her way to 17 points. Setzer is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last six games she's played. Kyrstyn Braswell was another key player, putting up four points and eight boards.
Jacksonville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kelize Velez-Galan, who went 8 of 18 en route to 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Those six assists gave Velez-Galan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Destini Benton, who went 7 for 16 on her way to 19 points and four steals.
Patriots
| 01/06/25 vs Jacksonville | 43-73 |
| 12/20/24 @ Havelock | 62-31 |
| 12/18/24 @ Neuse Charter | 50-49 |
| 12/17/24 @ South Lenoir | 65-29 |
| 12/11/24 @ Pamlico County | 47-43 |
The defeat snapped West Carteret's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Jacksonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
West Carteret wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 39-24 loss against J.H. Rose on the 8th. Jacksonville has also already played their next contest, a 60-24 victory against Havelock on the 7th.
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