Two dominant guards in Rhett Britt and Jaelon Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Topsail Pirates will head out on the road to take on the South Brunswick Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Topsail and ten for South Brunswick.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-35, which was the final score in Topsail's tilt against Hoggard on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Topsail can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 379th, while Hoggard is ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, South Brunswick was beaten by Laney 71-33 on Tuesday. South Brunswick was down 56-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Johnson, who scored ten points along with two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Topsail has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for South Brunswick, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-18.
Topsail strolled past South Brunswick when the teams last played back in January by a score of 65-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Topsail still be able to contain Johnson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
