Basketball Recap: Laney Takes a Loss

After flying high against North Brunswick last Thursday, Laney came back down to earth. The Laney Buccaneers came up short against the Hoggard Vikings on Friday, falling 55-34. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 37-24 back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Laney lost, don't look at Piper Conklin. Despite the final result, she posted 16 points.

Hoggard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tristan Shivers led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten assists. Shivers has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Fitzgerald, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Buccaneers

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ Hoggard	34-55
01/30/25 @ North Brunswick	66-25
01/28/25 vs West Brunswick	70-27
01/17/25 vs Ashley	54-32
01/09/25 vs Hoggard	24-37

The loss snapped Laney's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-7 record. As for Hoggard, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-1.

Laney has already played their next matchup, a 52-49 win against South Brunswick on the 4th. As for Hoggard, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-28 victory against Topsail on the 4th.