North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender defeated by East Columbus
January 24, 2024: Burgaw, NC 28425 In Wednesday's league outing, the East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC) basketball squad beat the host Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC), by a count of 53-35.
The Gators (13-1) will now prepare for their outing against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Eagles go into the 1A/2A Waccamaw outing with a 14-2 record. In their last outing, East Bladen defeated South Columbus (Tabor City, NC), 55-13, in a league outing.
The Patriots now hold a 5-8 record. They play next when they host South Columbus for a 1A/2A Waccamaw outing on Tuesday, January 30. Pender will clash with a Stallions squad coming off a 55-13 league loss to East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Stallions record now stands at 3-14.