Ocracoke managed to keep up with East Carteret until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Dolphins lost 74-49 to the Mariners. The Dolphins were down 53-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
East Carteret found their leader in freshman Mason Patenaude, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 20 points and three steals. Lukas Styron was another key player, putting up 14 points and five steals.
Ocracoke now has a losing record of 1-2.
Coming up, after both having extra time off, Ocracoke and Washington Montessori will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:30 p.m. on December 4. The Dolphins will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for East Carteret, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 83-42 defeat against West Carteret on the 19th.
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