Basketball Recap: Laney Sets Scoring Season-High Against Topsail

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laney). They took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 85-47 win over the Topsail Pirates. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Pirates are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Trenton Hall was a one-man wrecking crew for Laney as he made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc for 26 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Hall has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Studebaker, who posted seven points and seven boards.

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Laney smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Duron Vaughn, who scored eight points and seven rebounds. Spencer Henry was another key player, putting up ten points.

Laney's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 28.8% in those games and 41% outside of them. As for Topsail, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laney will challenge New Hanover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Hanover knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully Laney likes a good challenge. As for Topsail, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Topsail is facing South Brunswick at the right time seeing as South Brunswick is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.