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| 01/17/25 - Away | 64-56 W |
| 02/21/24 - Home | 89-65 W |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 65-54 W |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 62-49 W |
| 01/31/23 - Away | 77-43 W |
| + 5 more games |
White Oak has gone 10-0 against Croatan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The White Oak Vikings will host the Croatan Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Croatan will be up against a hot White Oak team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. White Oak breezed by Richlands to the tune of 79-39 on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Wildcats are ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Croatan really took it to Dixon for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-48 victory. The Cougars pushed the score to 67-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
White Oak better focus on containing Trey Jones and Kannon McBride as the pair were huge in Croatan's win. Jones went 11 for 24 on his way to 33 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists, while McBride dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. That's the most assists Jones has posted since back in December of 2024. Matthew Crittenden was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Croatan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Croatan has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for White Oak, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
White Oak beat Croatan 64-56 in their previous matchup back in January. Will White Oak repeat their success, or does Croatan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
