New Hanover hasn't had much luck against Laney recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New Hanover Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 15 defeats in a row, New Hanover finally turned things around against North Brunswick on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Scorpions. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wildcats have posted since August 23, 2023.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Laney beat South Brunswick 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buccaneers.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 30-28, 26-24.
Kinsley Nagle and Abigail (Abbey) Hendren were among the main playmakers for Laney as the former had 26 digs, two kills, two blocks, and two aces and the latter had 11 digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Hendren has posted since back in August.
Laney kept the net locked down and finished the game with 26 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in 14 consecutive matches.
New Hanover's win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15. As for Laney, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
New Hanover suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Laney in their previous matchup back in September. Can New Hanover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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