The South Brunswick Cougars will head out to take on the West Brunswick Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Brunswick has now lost 16 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 6.
South Brunswick is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hoggard on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Brunswick was outmatched by Hoggard and fell 75-48. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-17.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick had to suffer through an 80-35 loss at the hands of New Hanover. 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 201st, while the Wildcats are ranked 14th).
West Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for South Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
South Brunswick came up short against West Brunswick in their previous meeting on Wednesday, falling 63-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Brunswick's K'Veon Griffin, who went 5 of 10 en route to 20 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Now that South Brunswick knows 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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