Topsail is 1-9 against Hoggard since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pirates will be playing at home against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, Topsail lost to Laney on the road by a 27-9 margin. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Hoggard strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over New Hanover. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Hoggard's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Topsail, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Topsail came up short against Hoggard in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 27-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vikings' Matthew Boring, who threw for 284 yards while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Now that the Pirates know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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