North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender holds off South Columbus
January 11, 2022: Tabor City, NC 28463 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC) and the host South Columbus Stallions (Tabor City, NC), saw Pender's basketball squad hold off South Columbus by a tally of 45-40.
With the victory, Pender improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Patriots host Coastal Christian (Wilmington, NC) to confront the Centurions in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 12. The Centurions come into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Coastal Christian lost 48-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Ashley (Wilmington, NC)
Next up, the Stallions confront the West Columbus Vikings (Cerro Gordo, NC) in a 1A/2A Conference 5 challenge, on Friday, January 14. South Columbus will attempt to improve on its 0-13 season record.