Even though the Havelock Rams have not done well against the West Carteret Patriots recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Havelock secured a 64-59 W over West Carteret. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Chris Strong was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Havelock's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Morgan, who scored 15 points along with 9 rebounds.
Havelock's win bumped their record up to 1-2. As for West Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.
Havelock will be playing in front of their home fans against Pamlico County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pamlico County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday. As for West Carteret, they will head out on the road to face off against East Carteret at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully East Carteret focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Tuesday.
