South Brunswick lost against Hoggard two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Brunswick Cougars received a blow as they fell 52-35 to the Hoggard Vikings. 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 221st, while the Vikings are ranked 14th).

Meryn Deutsch
02/11/25 vs Hoggard | 4 |
02/07/25 @ Topsail | 2 |
02/05/25 vs West Brunswick | 3 |
02/04/25 vs Laney | 4 |
01/31/25 @ North Brunswick | 2 |
South Brunswick lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Meryn Deutsch, who posted nine points and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Teanna Perry, who scored ten points.
Tristan Shivers was her usual excellent self, going 6-for-11 on her way to 17 points along with five assists and four steals for Hoggard. Airlie Altman also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for South Brunswick and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Hoggard, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Looking ahead, South Brunswick will venture away from home to face off against West Brunswick at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hoggard, they will host New Hanover at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Hoggard has won seven straight at home, while New Hanover won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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