Recap: Laney Buccaneers vs. Pender Patriots
The Laney Buccaneers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 72-40 victory over Pender. The result was nothing new for Laney, who have now won three contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Laney was led to victory by Avery Pruitt and Hezron Driver. Pruitt scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds, while Driver scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds. Driver is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Thurston, who scored 9 points.
Laney pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pender, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Laney will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against West Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. West Brunswick will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 457th, while Laney is ranked 39th). As for Pender, they will head out on the road to face off against East Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
