Preview: New Hanover Wildcats vs. South Brunswick Cougars
New Hanover is 10-0 against South Brunswick since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing at home against the South Brunswick Cougars at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Hanover has 24 straight victories, South Brunswick has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, New Hanover beat Hoggard 57-50. Given New Hanover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Hoggard is ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hanover got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rodmik Allen out in front who scored 21 points along with four steals. Nolan Billings was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
While South Brunswick couldn't quite beat West Brunswick on Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 26-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. South Brunswick fell just short of West Brunswick by a score of 52-50. South Brunswick has not had much luck with West Brunswick recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jaelon Johnson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 21 points. He hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jayden Daniels, who scored six points.
New Hanover pushed their record up to 24-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.7 points. As for South Brunswick, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 17 of their last 18 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-21 record this season.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: New Hanover have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 47.9% of their threes per game. However, it's not like South Brunswick struggles in that department as they've made 38.7% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for New Hanover against South Brunswick in their previous meeting on February 2nd as the squad secured a 68-32 win. In that contest, New Hanover amassed a halftime lead of 52-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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