The West Carteret Patriots will head out to take on the Swansboro Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Carteret has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Swansboro will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, West Carteret came up short against Croatan and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Cougars are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Swansboro on Friday. They beat White Oak by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 38-19.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for West Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
West Carteret ended up a good deal behind Swansboro in their previous meeting on Tuesday, losing 38-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swansboro's Kendall Hackworth, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards. Now that West Carteret knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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