Richlands hasn't had much luck against West Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Richlands Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the West Carteret Patriots at 8:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Richlands is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Swansboro 73-31. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-17.
Despite the loss, Richlands had strong showings from Jo?Nathan Kennon, who posted 11 points and five boards, and Joshuia Pierre, who put up six points. Pierre also put up a block, which washis first of the season.
Meanwhile, West Carteret entered their matchup against White Oak on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Carteret was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to White Oak. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
West Carteret's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Richlands barely slipped by West Carteret in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 61-60. Does Richlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Carteret turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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