The Hoggard Vikings will head out to square off against the Lumberton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hoggard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They strolled past Willow Spring with points to spare, taking the game 58-42. The Vikings pushed the score to 50-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Storm cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lumberton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 66-58 victory over Hillside on Tuesday.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points over those games. As for Hoggard, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.
Hoggard came up short against Lumberton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 56-49. Can Hoggard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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