While it was all tied up 24-24 at halftime, New Hampstead was not quite Brunswick's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell 70-62 to the Brunswick Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Pirates are ranked 41st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brunswick to victory, but perhaps none more so than Heze Kent, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Kent a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Caleb Butler, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.
New Hampstead is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6. As for Brunswick, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
New Hampstead wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 86-70 defeat against Bradwell Institute on the 30th. As for Brunswick, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-45 win against Liberty County on the 30th.
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