With a playoff game on the line, the Laney Buccaneers rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over the Patriots. Given Laney's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Pinecrest is ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joshua Helms went supernova for Laney, scoring 19 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hezron Driver, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Laney pushed their record up to 23-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Pinecrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Laney will head out on the road to take on Garner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Garner's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games. Pinecrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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