After both having extra time off, the South Brunswick Cougars and the Topsail Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Brunswick is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Brunswick challenged Conway last Saturday. South Brunswick was dealt a 77-31 defeat at the hands of Conway. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Topsail beat North Myrtle Beach 62-54 last Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 257th in North Carolina, while the Chiefs are ranked 69th in South Carolina).
Topsail's win came from a few key players South Brunswick will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Spencer Henry, who went 5 of 11 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhett Britt, who posted eight points and four steals.
Topsail smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
South Brunswick now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Topsail, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
South Brunswick couldn't quite finish off Topsail when the teams last played back in February and fell 70-67. Can South Brunswick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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