Havelock hasn't had much luck against Croatan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Havelock has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Havelock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down West Craven 66-48 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Rams have beaten the Eagles on their court since January 12, 2022.
Meanwhile, Croatan had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 71-66 W against the Vikings.
Havelock better keep an eye on Kannon McBride. He was instrumental in Croatan's win, going 11-for-19 on his way to 36 points and five steals. McBride's big performance that evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Thorpe, who posted nine points and three steals.
Croatan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Havelock's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Croatan, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Havelock was dealt a bruising 110-77 defeat at the hands of Croatan when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McBride, who shot 5-for-9 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 29 points and nine boards. Now that the Rams know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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