The Hoggard Vikings won the last time they faced the Topsail Pirates, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Hoggard took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 74-35 victory over Topsail. Given Hoggard's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Topsail is ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaylen Herring continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakahi West, who scored seven points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Spencer Henry, who scored five points along with four steals. Duron Vaughn was another key contributor, scoring six points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Hoggard and bumps their season record up to 13-8. As for Topsail, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Hoggard will head out on the road to square off against Ashley at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Ashley will be up against Hoggard's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.06 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Topsail, they will head out on the road to challenge South Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Topsail is facing South Brunswick at the right time seeing as South Brunswick is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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