The West Brunswick Trojans will face off against the South Brunswick Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West Brunswick is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against New Hanover on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Brunswick was dealt an 80-35 loss at the hands of New Hanover. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-20.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 75-48 loss at the hands of Hoggard. 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 490th, while the Vikings are ranked 37th).
South Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for West Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
West Brunswick was able to grind out a solid victory over South Brunswick when the teams last played on Wednesday, winning 63-55. Does West Brunswick have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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