South Brunswick is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, West Brunswick a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The South Brunswick Cougars will host the West Brunswick Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
South Brunswick's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hoggard on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Vikings are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, West Brunswick can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They had just enough and edged New Hanover out 24-21.
West Brunswick found their leader in sophomore Josiah Borton, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
South Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for West Brunswick, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
South Brunswick and West Brunswick were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but South Brunswick came up empty-handed after a 43-42 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Brunswick's Joseph Hamric, who picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that South Brunswick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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