The Laney Buccaneers will venture away from home to take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laney is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Laney is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against New Hanover on Friday. Laney took a blow against New Hanover, falling 38-10. The match marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick didn't have too much trouble with West Brunswick on the road on Friday as they won 38-19. With that victory, the Scorpions brought their scoring average up to 27.3 points per game.
Jonah Campbell was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Chris Webb was Campbell's top target, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Laney's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for North Brunswick, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Laney has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 148.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Laney against North Brunswick in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-0 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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