Football Preview: New Hanover Wildcats vs. West Brunswick Trojans
New Hanover is 9-1 against West Brunswick since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Hanover Wildcats will head out to take on the West Brunswick Trojans at 7:00 p.m. West Brunswick took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Hanover, who comes in off a win.
If West Brunswick heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when New Hanover took over last week. New Hanover blew past Laney 38-10 at home on Friday. That looming 38-10 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
It was another big night for Jacob Monroe, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zymir Batts.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 38-19 bruising from North Brunswick.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Josiah Borton, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 156 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Hamric was Borton's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for New Hanover and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for West Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for New Hanover against West Brunswick in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 victory. In that contest, New Hanover amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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