North Carolina High School Basketball - South Columbus knocked off by Pender
January 27, 2023: Tabor City, NC 28463 The Pender Patriots basketball team scored 34 points and held the host South Columbus Stallions to 23 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Friday.
The Patriots now sport a 12-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Whiteville for a contest on Tuesday, January 31. Pender will battle a Wolfpack team coming off a 67-24 non-league win over East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC). The Wolfpack record now stands at 8-4.
The Stallions (1-9) will now prepare for their contest against West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC). The Vikings enter the non-league contest with a 0-11 record. In their last contest, West Columbus was defeated by Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC), 49-28, in a non-league contest.