Basketball Recap: Laney Takes a Loss

If Laney was riding high fresh off their 55-32 takedown of Mount Tabor last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Laney Buccaneers were just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 38-37 to the Providence Day Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Chargers are ranked 32nd).

Laney lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Amiyah Lewis, who posted four points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those five boards gave Lewis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniece Lewis, who put up eight points and three steals.

Providence Day found their leader in sophomore Ginny Anne Dumont, who had 18 points and five rebounds. Dumont has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Londyn Carson, who posted six points and three steals.

Laney has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Providence Day, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-5.

Laney didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-24 loss against New Hanover on the 3rd. As for Providence Day, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-21 defeat against Grace Christian on the 3rd.