South Brunswick lost against Topsail back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The South Brunswick Cougars were dealt a 60-20 defeat at the hands of the Topsail Pirates. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, South Brunswick still got an impressive performance from Jayden Daniels, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.
Topsail was led to victory by Duron Vaughn and Spencer Henry. Vaughn went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds, while Henry went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals. What's more, Vaughn also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Nick Kross, who had five points and five rebounds.
South Brunswick is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7. As for Topsail, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-5.
South Brunswick and Topsail could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. South Brunswick (ranked 437th) will meet Laney (ranked 82nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Brunswick has given up an average of 69 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Similarly, Topsail (ranked 250th) will meet Hoggard (ranked 49th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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