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| 02/07/25 - Away | 84-76 W |
| 01/17/25 - Home | 56-64 L |
| 02/21/24 - Away | 65-89 L |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 54-65 L |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 49-62 L |
| + 5 more games |
Croatan hadn't done well against White Oak recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Croatan Cougars walked away with an 84-76 win over the White Oak Vikings. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Vikings back in January, they had to take a 64-56 loss.
Croatan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trey Jones led the charge by going 12 for 22 to rack up 37 points and six boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Croatan's points. Another player making a difference was Kannon McBride, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Despite the loss, White Oak still got an impressive performance from Zarion Hobbs, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points along with seven assists and four steals. Those 32 points gave Hobbs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Highsmith, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards.
Croatan has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for White Oak, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 13-6.
Croatan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 82-58 victory against Richlands on the 11th. As for White Oak, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-35 win against Dixon on the 11th.
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