Basketball Recap: West Brunswick Falls Despite Big Games from Matthew Mckenney and K'veon Griffin

West Brunswick lost against Laney back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Brunswick Trojans took a hard 67-51 fall against the Laney Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 91st).

K'Veon Griffin and Matthew McKenney certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Griffin went 5 for 10 on his way to 18 points, while McKenney posted 14 points. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played.

Laney found their leader in sophomore Dylan Fortun, who went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jordan Mosley, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points and eight boards.

West Brunswick has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Laney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.

West Brunswick will be playing in front of their home fans against New Hanover at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in New Hanover's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Laney, they will venture away from home to face off against North Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Brunswick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season.