Laney is 8-2 against North Brunswick since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Laney Buccaneers will take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Laney entered their tilt with Topsail with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Laney walked away with a 57-50 win over Topsail on Tuesday. Given Laney's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Topsail is ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laney can attribute much of their success to Trenton Hall, who scored ten points along with six steals, and Hezron Driver, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hall has scored all season. Alan Studebaker was another key contributor, scoring six points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though West Brunswick scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, North Brunswick still came out on top. North Brunswick came out on top in a nail-biter against West Brunswick and snuck past 59-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Brunswick.
North Brunswick's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ronnie Ballard led the charge by scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Eric Mosley, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Laney pushed their record up to 21-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for North Brunswick, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season.
Laney was able to grind out a solid victory over North Brunswick in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 56-47. Does Laney have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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