The Topsail Pirates's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Hoggard at home and fell 74-35. While losing is never fun, Topsail can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while Hoggard is ranked 154th).
Topsail lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being 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.
Jaylen Herring continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hoggard, 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.
Topsail has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Hoggard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
Topsail will head out on the road to face off against South Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Brunswick is coming into the matchup with six straight defeats at home, meaning Topsail will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Hoggard, they will head out on the road to face off against Ashley at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hoggard's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
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