The Laney Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Laney came up short against Topsail and fell 5-2. The contest marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Laney got a good showing from Logan Gainger, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Laney saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Gore, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick entered their game against West Forsyth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1.
Laney's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for South Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Laney skirted past South Brunswick 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buccaneers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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