North Carolina High School Basketball - Laney knocked off by East Bladen
December 28, 2023: Wilmington, NC 28405 The East Bladen Eagles basketball team scored 50 points and held the host Laney Buccaneers to 36 in the Eagles non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Eagles now sport a 9-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Topsail for a non-league contest on Friday, December 29. East Bladen will battle a Pirates team coming off a 36-33 non-league loss to Lucy Beckham (Mt. Pleasant, SC). The Pirates record now stands at 6-4.
The Buccaneers (7-1) will now prepare for their contest against Fairmont (Fairmont, NC). The Golden Tornadoes enter the non-league contest with a 10-2 record. In their last contest, Fairmont was defeated by Ashley (Wilmington, NC), 40-34, in a non-league contest.