Hezron Driver leads Laney to victory over North Brunswick

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 12:50pm

Recap: Laney Buccaneers vs. North Brunswick Scorpions

The Laney Buccaneers's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-47 win over North Brunswick. That's another feather in the cap for Laney, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

It was another big night for Hezron Driver, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Joshua Helms was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.

North Brunswick lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Terry Hood, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malakhi Daniels, who scored 14 points.

Laney's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.

Laney will be playing at home against Topsail at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Laney is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 43rd, while Topsail is ranked 386th). As for North Brunswick, they will head out on the road to take on Ashley at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully North Brunswick focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.

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