North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender fells West Columbus
January 17, 2025: Burgaw, NC 28425 The Pender Patriots basketball team scored 48 points and limited the visiting West Columbus Vikings to 32 in the Patriots league triumph on Friday.
The Patriots now have a 4-3 record. They play next when they host East Bladen for a game on Thursday, January 23. Pender will confront a Eagles team coming off a 40-30 non-league loss to Whiteville (Whiteville, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 2-9.
With the loss, West Columbus falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC) to confront the Titans in a non-league game on Friday, January 24. The Titans go into the game with a record of 7-6. Heide Trask won 53-48 in their recent non-league game against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC)