Basketball Game Preview: Topsail Pirates vs. Laney Buccaneers

Topsail is 0-10 against Laney since January of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Topsail Pirates will host the Laney Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Laney will be up against a hot Topsail team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Topsail came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 65-64 W against Ashley.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Laney's strategy against North Brunswick on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Laney blew North Brunswick out of the water with a 74-42 final score. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Scorpions recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Topsail's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Laney, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.

Topsail took a serious blow against Laney when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 85-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Laney's Trenton Hall, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc for 26 points along with eight steals and five assists. Now that Topsail knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.