Topsail is 10-0 against North Brunswick since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Topsail Pirates will head out on the road to take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. Topsail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Topsail was able to grind out a solid win over East Bladen, taking the game 60-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Ava Kita
| 01/14/25 vs East Bladen | 10 |
| 01/09/25 vs West Brunswick | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Hoggard | 8 |
Topsail's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Kita, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards, and Riley Trimble, who posted 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Kita has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sailor Heitmann, who had two points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick can bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They strolled past Heide Trask with points to spare, taking the game 35-20.
North Brunswick's win came from a few key players Topsail will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ke'Ari Alston, who scored four points and six boards. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in steals (two). Bella Henthorn also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Topsail is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for North Brunswick, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Topsail has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 33.1 boards per game. However, it's not like North Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Topsail beat North Brunswick 53-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Topsail since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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