Basketball Game Preview: New Hanover Wildcats vs. Hoggard Vikings

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Previous Games

02/13/25 - Away	65-40 W
02/05/25 - Home	57-52 W
02/22/24 - Neutral	48-35 W
02/15/24 - Home	57-50 W
01/19/24 - Away	66-44 W
+ 5 more games

New Hanover has gone a perfect 10-0 against Hoggard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Hanover Wildcats will take on the Hoggard Vikings at 7:30 p.m. New Hanover knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 26 matchups -- so hopefully Hoggard likes a good challenge.

New Hanover is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing West Brunswick: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Hanover blew West Brunswick out of the water with a 90-45 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Hoggard earned a 47-39 victory over Laney on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Hoggard's win came from a few key players New Hanover will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Will Seward, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 11 points along with eight boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in blocks. Lawson Brown was another key player, going 6-for-9 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.

New Hanover's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.6 points over those games. As for Hoggard, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.

Everything went New Hanover's way against Hoggard in their previous matchup last Thursday, as New Hanover made off with a 65-40 win. Does New Hanover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoggard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.