The Laney Buccaneers and the Cary Imps will round out the year against one another at at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Laney will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Laney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past South Mecklenburg 70-68. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Buccaneers have posted since February 27th.
Colin Lamb
| 12/28/24 vs South Mecklenburg | 29 |
| 12/13/24 @ Ashley | 19 |
| 12/07/23 @ White Oak | 16 |
| 12/17/24 @ North Myrtle Beach | 16 |
| 01/10/24 @ South Brunswick | 15 |
Colin Lamb was his usual excellent self, going 14 of 26 on his way to 29 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Whit Lamb, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Cary narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hoggard 64-61. The win was all the more spectacular given the Imps' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Vikings are ranked 48th).
Laney better keep an eye on Brandon Nixon. He was instrumental in Cary's win, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Peery, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Cary has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Laney, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Laney might still be hurting after the 68-42 defeat they got from Cary in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Thankfully for Laney, Donte Tatum (who went 7 of 12 on his way to 21 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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