New Hanover has gone 10-0 against Laney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Laney Buccaneers at 8:00 p.m. New Hanover knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Laney likes a good challenge.
New Hanover's tournament run continued when they took on First Flight on Saturday. New Hanover blew past First Flight 94-66. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 26 points or more this season.
Rodmik Allen
| 01/13/24 @ Washington | 24 |
| 12/28/24 @ First Flight | 29 |
| 12/06/24 vs Miller School of Albemarle | 25 |
| 12/21/24 vs GRACE Christian | 24 |
| 01/15/24 vs GRACE Christian | 24 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Hanover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rodmik Allen, who went 10 for 23 on his way to 29 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazir Wright-Mcghee, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 22 points along with six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Laney's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Cary. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Buccaneers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Imps are ranked 200th).
New Hanover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.4 points per game. As for Laney, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
New Hanover strolled past Laney when the teams last played back in February by a score of 53-36. Does New Hanover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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