West Brunswick hasn't had much luck against New Hanover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Brunswick Trojans will be playing at home against the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: K'Veon Griffin and Rodmik Allen.
On Tuesday, West Brunswick ended up a good deal behind Laney and lost 67-51. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, New Hanover came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Pirates for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-27 win. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 22 points or more this season.
New Hanover's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for West Brunswick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
West Brunswick was dealt a bruising 81-46 loss at the hands of New Hanover in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Hanover's Kellum Brown, who went 8 of 9 en route to 21 points along with six boards and three steals. Now that West Brunswick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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