Laney is 10-0 against South Brunswick since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Laney Buccaneers will square off against the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Laney will be strutting in after a victory while South Brunswick will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Laney narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Brunswick 3-2.
Laney wouldn't go down easily and took West Brunswick into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Kinsley Nagle was the offensive standout of the game as she had five digs and a block. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 12.5 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail (Abbey) Hendren, who had nine digs, two aces, and a kill.
Laney kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick didn't have quite enough to beat Ashley on Monday and fell 3-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Brunswick took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Laney's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for South Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 8-5.
Everything went Laney's way against South Brunswick when the teams last played back in September, as Laney made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laney since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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