North Brunswick is 1-9 against Hoggard since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with North Brunswick sitting on three straight victories and Hoggard on five.
Last Friday, North Brunswick escaped with a win against Topsail by the margin of a single free throw, 72-71.
It was another big night for Kane Jenrette, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Marcus Smith was another key player, going 7 for 17 en route to 17 points along with five assists and three steals.
North Brunswick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Topsail only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Hoggard ultimately got the result they hoped for last Friday. They secured a 66-61 W over West Brunswick. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Trojans are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Brunswick better focus on containing Will Seward and Hunter McGrath as the pair were huge in Hoggard's win. Seward dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds, while McGrath went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points and three steals. The game was Seward's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aidan Locklear, who posted eight points and five boards.
Hoggard pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for North Brunswick, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. North Brunswick hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.6 points per game. However, it's not like Hoggard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
North Brunswick suffered a grim 80-59 defeat to Hoggard when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Brunswick was down 41-20.
