Topsail is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Hoggard is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Topsail Pirates will challenge the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Topsail is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing West Brunswick: they outscored them in every quarter. Topsail came out on top against West Brunswick by a score of 55-43 on Friday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Trojans are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hoggard made easy work of Laney on Friday and carried off a 55-34 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Hoggard's win came from a few key players Topsail will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tristan Shivers, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last four games she's played. Avery Fitzgerald was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Hoggard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Topsail is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Hoggard, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Topsail took a serious blow against Hoggard in their previous matchup back in January, falling 55-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shivers, who went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. Now that Topsail knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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