Hoggard has won six straight games at home, while New Hanover has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Hoggard Vikings will welcome the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Hoggard beats New Hanover with 75 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Hoggard really took it to South Brunswick for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-48 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-17.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely New Hanover's strategy against West Brunswick on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Hanover blew West Brunswick out of the water with an 80-35 final score. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Trojans are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hoggard is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for New Hanover, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Hoggard came up short against New Hanover in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 57-52. Will Hoggard have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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