North Carolina High School Basketball - East Columbus edges East Bladen
January 30, 2024: Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 The East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC) basketball nipped the visiting East Bladen Eagles (Elizabethtown, NC), 52-51 in Tuesday's league test.
The Gators (6-10) will now prepare for their test against Lakewood (Roseboro, NC). The Leopards go into the non-league test with a 5-9 record. In their last test, Lakewood was tipped by Rosewood (Goldsboro, NC), 63-48, in a league test.
The Eagles now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they host West Columbus for a 1A/2A Waccamaw test on Wednesday, January 31. East Bladen will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 58-57 league loss to Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC). The Vikings record now stands at 8-5.