On Tuesday, Laney faced Hoggard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Laney Buccaneers lost 4-0 to the Hoggard Vikings. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Laney couldn't quite close it out.
Laney's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4-1. As for Hoggard, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season.
Laney will head out on the road to challenge West Brunswick at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Brunswick will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 235th, while Laney is ranked 25th). As for Hoggard, they will be playing at home against Topsail at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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