North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender succumbs to Lakewood
January 13, 2025: Roseboro, NC 28385 In Monday's non-league match, the Lakewood Leopards (Roseboro, NC) basketball squad felled the visiting Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC), by a final score of 44-33.
With the victory, Lakewood upgrades its record to 9-0 on the year. The Leopards host Union (Rose Hill, NC) to face the Spartans in a 1A Carolina match on Tuesday, January 14. The Spartans enter the match with a record of 2-8. Union won 2-0 in their recent non-league match against Jones (Trenton, NC)
The Patriots now sport a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Laney for a non-league match on Thursday, January 16. Pender will face a Buccaneers squad coming off a 37-24 league loss to Hoggard (Wilmington, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 7-6.