The South Brunswick Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of Topsail by a score of 70-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
South Brunswick lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaelon Johnson, who scored 19 points along with five assists and three steals. Johnson hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Chase Robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Leading Topsail to victory were Spencer Henry and Caden Wilson. Henry went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 2 assists, while Wilson scored 23 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kaiser, who scored six points along with five assists.
South Brunswick has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season. As for Topsail, their victory bumped their record up to 6-15.
South Brunswick will head out on the road to square off against Hoggard at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Brunswick is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Hoggard will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Topsail, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ashley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Topsail is on a three-game streak of home losses, Ashley a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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