The West Brunswick Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Laney Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Brunswick is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
West Brunswick and Hoggard met for a duel on Friday where West Brunswick couldn't get it done. West Brunswick was beaten by Hoggard 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Vikings are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Laney on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew South Brunswick out of the water with a 56-3 final score. That 53 point margin sets a new team best for the Buccaneers this season.
Ellis Williams and Jordan Tun were among the main playmakers for Laney as the former rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and the latter picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tun showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 52 yards. Kolbe Little also helped out by tossing the rock for 262 yards.
West Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Laney, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
West Brunswick was dealt a bruising 49-7 loss at the hands of Laney when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can West Brunswick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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