Ashley is 2-8 against Hoggard since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ashley Screaming Eagle will face off against the Hoggard Vikings at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Ashley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
Ashley pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 67-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Brunswick. While losing is never fun, Ashley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while North Brunswick is ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Hoggard also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to New Hanover by a score of 57-50. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hoggard in their matchups with New Hanover: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ashley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-16. As for Hoggard, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Ashley won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup last Friday, slipping by Hoggard 63-62. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hoggard's Jaylen Herring, who scored 21 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ashley still be able to contain Herring? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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