It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Croatan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by the Dixon Bulldogs 68-67. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Kannon McBride
| 12/19/25 @ Dixon | 36 |
| 12/18/25 @ East Duplin | 39 |
| 12/16/25 vs West Carteret | 29 |
| 12/12/25 @ Havelock | 29 |
| 12/09/25 vs White Oak | 36 |
| + 11 more games |
Kannon McBride continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 36 points and ten rebounds. His big performance that evening made it 16 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Zheng, who shot 71% from the field to rack up 14 points and five boards.
Dixon lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jacorian Taylor, who went 5-for-10 en route to 17 points and four steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Wright, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.
Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Dixon, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-7.
Croatan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-45 win against Liberty Christian Academy on the 22nd. Dixon will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against Northside - Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. on the 27th.
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