Laney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 63-50 to the Riverside Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 78th in North Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked third in South Carolina).
Despite the loss, Laney still got an impressive performance from Kareem Anderson, who posted 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Brown, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Laney's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Riverside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Coming up, Laney and St. James will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. As for Riverside, they and Palisades will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. The Warriors will be up against the Pumas' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.18 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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