New Hanover is 9-1 against Hoggard since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Hanover Wildcats will face off against the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m. New Hanover is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
New Hanover can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Brunswick 77-47 at home. Given New Hanover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while South Brunswick is ranked 503rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ny'Zion Ballard and Rodmik Allen were among the main playmakers for New Hanover as the former scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals and the latter scored 17 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ballard has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellum Brown, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Hoggard had just enough and edged Ashley out 51-49 on Tuesday.
Jaylen Herring continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Gillespie, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
New Hanover's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.9 points. As for Hoggard, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as New Hanover and Hoggard are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. New Hanover hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.8 points per game. However, it's not like Hoggard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
New Hanover was able to grind out a solid win over Hoggard when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 57-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Hanover since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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