South Brunswick is 0-10 against Hoggard since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The South Brunswick Cougars will challenge the Hoggard Vikings at 6:30 p.m.
South Brunswick is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 81-34 loss at the hands of New Hanover. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Hoggard had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They managed a 66-61 victory over the Trojans.
South 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. Seward's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Locklear, who posted eight points and five boards.
South Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Hoggard, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
South Brunswick suffered a grim 76-50 defeat to Hoggard in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for South Brunswick, Josiah Gillespie (who went 7 for 8 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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