Basketball Recap: Early College Wins High-Profile Contest Against Laurel

On Tuesday, Early College faced Laurel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Early College Hornets skirted past the Laurel Bulldogs 44-41. This was a revenge game for the Hornets: when they faced off against the Bulldogs two weeks ago, they had to take a 40-26 loss.

Hornets

Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Laurel	44-41
01/16/25 vs Woodbridge	45-42
12/19/24 vs Delmar	54-20
12/17/24 vs Sussex Academy	63-26
12/10/24 vs Seaford	42-39

Early College pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Laurel, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Early College wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 74-29 win against First State Military Academy on the 30th. As for Laurel, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-49 loss against Cape Henlopen on the 30th.