Topsail is on a three-game streak of home losses, South Brunswick a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Topsail Pirates will welcome the South Brunswick Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Topsail is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Laney on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Topsail took a blow against Laney, falling 85-47. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-21.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick came up short against West Brunswick on Wednesday and fell 63-55. 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 485th, while the Trojans are ranked 221st).
Topsail's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for South Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything came up roses for Topsail against South Brunswick in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 60-20 win. Does Topsail have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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