South Brunswick suffered their closest loss since December 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Laney Buccaneers by a score of 52-49. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 48-34 back in January.
02/04/25 vs Laney | 4 |
01/31/25 @ North Brunswick | 2 |
01/29/25 @ Hoggard | 1 |
01/28/25 vs Ashley | 4 |
01/17/25 @ New Hanover | 0 |
Adyson Bell and Meryn Deutsch certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Bell posted 18 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Deutsch went 6 of 14 on her way to 16 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Deutsch is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game.
Laney got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was India Williams out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Conklin, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points and eight boards.
South Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Laney, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
South Brunswick didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-45 win against West Brunswick on the 5th. As for Laney, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 47-39 loss against Topsail on the 5th.
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