Laney won the last time they faced North Brunswick and things went their way on Thursday too. The Laney Buccaneers walked away with a 70-57 victory over the North Brunswick Scorpions. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Scorpions are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trenton Hall
| 01/30/25 @ North Brunswick | 24 |
| 01/07/25 vs South Brunswick | 15 |
| 01/03/25 @ New Hanover | 14 |
| 02/22/24 vs North Brunswick | 11 |
| 02/20/24 vs Topsail | 10 |
Laney was led to victory by Trenton Hall and Jordan Mosley. Hall went 7 for 15 en route to 24 points and eight steals, while Mosley went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds. Those 24 points gave Hall a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Fortun, who posted 13 points.
When it comes to explaining why North Brunswick lost, don't look at Kane Jenrette. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards. Jenrette has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Tyrell Simpson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Laney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for North Brunswick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Laney didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-65 defeat against Hoggard on the 31st. North Brunswick has also already played their next contest, a 72-33 win against South Brunswick on the 31st.
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