The Green Level Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Laney Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Green Level is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Green Level was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-62 to Apex Friendship.
Gwen Boles
| 02/22/25 @ Apex Friendship | 21 |
| 02/17/25 vs Middle Creek | 8 |
| 02/05/25 vs Apex Friendship | 8 |
| 11/23/24 vs Wakefield | 7 |
| 12/12/24 vs Panther Creek | 6 |
Despite their defeat, Green Level saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gwen Boles, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Those 21 points gave Boles a new career-high. Stella Eckhart was another key player, en route to 14 points along with six boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, Laney came up short against Hoggard on Friday and fell 40-27. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Vikings are ranked 14th).
Despite the loss, Laney saw an underclassman step up: freshman India Williams to rack up 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Williams' fourth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amiyah Lewis, who posted six points.
Green Level's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Laney, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Green Level has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Laney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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