Croatan has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were outmatched by the Swansboro Pirates and fell 99-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (56), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
| 01/28/25 @ Swansboro | 30 |
| 01/17/25 vs White Oak | 27 |
| 01/06/25 vs Lejeune | 24 |
| 01/03/25 @ Southside | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Croatan lost on Tuesday, don't look at Trey Jones. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 22 on his way to 30 points. The match was Jones' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kannon McBride, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Croatan's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Swansboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-1.
Croatan and Swansboro should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Croatan will take on Dixon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 473 places (127 vs. 600). Croatan is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Swansboro (ranked 20th) will meet Richlands (ranked 434th) at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Croatan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 78.1 points per game this season.
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