It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hunt can now relate to. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Croatan Cougars on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (63), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Na'sir Hines
| 02/25/25 @ Croatan | 5 |
| 02/18/25 @ C.B. Aycock | 5 |
| 02/17/25 vs West Johnston | 10 |
| 02/14/25 @ Fike | 3 |
Hunt's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Na'sir Hines, who on his way to 14 points in addition to five steals and three blocks. Hines has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Tyler Pridgen was another key player, putting up 16 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Croatan found their leader in sophomore Kannon McBride, who almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine boards. McBride continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Jones, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Hunt and nudges their season record down to 18-9. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Croatan, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Hunt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Croatan, they will square off against J.H. Rose at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. J.H. Rose will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Croatan surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
