The Laney Buccaneers will challenge the West Brunswick Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Laney's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while West Brunswick has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Laney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-3 victory over South Brunswick at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
Laney's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ellis Williams, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and Jordan Tun, who picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tun was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards. Kolbe Little was another key player, throwing for 262 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick and Hoggard met for a duel on Friday where West Brunswick couldn't get it done. West Brunswick was outmatched by Hoggard at home and fell 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).
The win got Laney back to even at 3-3. As for West Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Laney against West Brunswick in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-7 victory. Will Laney repeat their success, or does West Brunswick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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