The North Brunswick Scorpions will face off against the West Brunswick Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, North Brunswick was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Ashley. The Scorpions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick entered their tilt with South Brunswick on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 63-55 win over the Cougars. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Cougars are ranked 485th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Brunswick's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Things could have been worse for North Brunswick, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to West Brunswick in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Brunswick's K'Veon Griffin, who went 10 of 19 on his way to 27 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that North Brunswick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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