Basketball Game Preview: North Brunswick Scorpions vs. Laney Buccaneers

By Team Reports Feb 10, 2024, 3:12am

Preview: North Brunswick Scorpions vs. Laney Buccaneers

North Brunswick is on a five-game streak of home losses, Laney a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The North Brunswick Scorpions will take on the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, North Brunswick came up short against West Brunswick and fell 52-45. North Brunswick has struggled against West Brunswick recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Laney also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to New Hanover by a score of 38-31.

North Brunswick has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Laney, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

North Brunswick ended up a good deal behind Laney in their previous matchup back in January, losing 43-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Laney's Piper Conklin, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds. Now that North Brunswick knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.