Laney is 2-8 against New Hanover since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Laney Buccaneers will challenge the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Laney was fully in charge, breezing past West Brunswick 45-14 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Kolbe Little had an outrageously good game as he threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Ellis Williams was in the mix as well, providing Laney with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Laney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Laney wouldn't let West Brunswick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kadorien Wallace, Preston Hall, and Joseph Mcpherson picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Hall is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Hanover). They blew past North Brunswick 41-19 on Friday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Jacob Monroe was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Harrison Isear, who picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Laney pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Hanover, their record is now 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Laney against New Hanover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laney since the team 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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