Basketball Game Preview: Brunswick Pirates vs. McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers

Brunswick has gone 8-0 against McIntosh County Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Brunswick Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 8:00 p.m. Brunswick is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

While Brunswick didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 71-66 victory over Hilton Head Island on Friday.

Heze Kent continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 19 rebounds. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Daniel, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points.

Brunswick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, McIntosh County Academy hadn't done well against Claxton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. McIntosh County Academy took their contest with ease, bagging an 82-42 win over Claxton. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-16.

Brunswick pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for McIntosh County Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.

Brunswick didn't have too much breathing room in their match against McIntosh County Academy in their previous matchup last Friday, but they still walked away with a 60-54 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brunswick since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.