North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender can't hold off South Columbus
January 30, 2024: Burgaw, NC 28425 The South Columbus Stallions basketball team scored 53 points and held the host Pender Patriots to 50 in the Stallions league triumph on Tuesday.
The Stallions now sport a 10-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host East Columbus for a 1A/2A Waccamaw contest on Friday, February 2. South Columbus will battle a Gators team coming off a 61-54 non-league loss to Lakewood (Roseboro, NC). The Gators record now stands at 6-11.
The Patriots (3-12) will now prepare for their contest against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Eagles enter the 1A/2A Waccamaw contest with a 8-9 record. In their last contest, East Bladen was nudged by West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC), 47-46, in a league contest.