The Laney Buccaneers entered their tilt with the Topsail Pirates with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Laney came out on top against Topsail by a score of 57-50 on Tuesday. Given Laney's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Topsail is ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Laney to victory were Hezron Driver and Trenton Hall. Driver scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Hall scored ten points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hall has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaquan Bowen, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Topsail lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sean Sapungan. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Sapungan scored 15 or more points. Duron Vaughn was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Topsail struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Laney pushed their record up to 21-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Topsail, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
Laney will take on North Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Laney focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday. Topsail does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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