Football Preview: South Brunswick Cougars vs. New Hanover Wildcats
South Brunswick hasn't had much luck against New Hanover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Brunswick Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Brunswick is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 41-19 to West Brunswick.
South Brunswick wouldn't let West Brunswick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jack Earley was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, New Hanover suffered their biggest defeat since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Hoggard, falling 39-13. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Vikings are ranked 24th).
New Hanover's loss came about despite a quality game from Jacob Monroe, who rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards on 15 of 27 attempts.
South Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for New Hanover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
South Brunswick was dealt a bruising 52-20 loss at the hands of New Hanover when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for South Brunswick, Caden Morton (who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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