The Topsail Pirates will challenge the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Topsail is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Topsail proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 50) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ashley, sneaking past 59-56. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laney earned a 51-41 win over North Brunswick on Tuesday.
Laney's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Topsail, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Topsail was able to grind out a solid victory over Laney in their previous meeting last Wednesday, winning 48-39. Will Topsail repeat their success, or does Laney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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