North Carolina High School Basketball - Ashley thwarted by Clayton
December 30, 2023: Wilmington, NC 28412 The Ashley Screaming Eagle basketball team (Wilmington, NC), dropped 61-43 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Clayton Comets (Clayton, NC)
The Comets now possess a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Garner for a 4A Greater Neuse River battle on Friday, January 5. Clayton will confront a Trojans team coming off a 62-52 non-league loss to Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC). The Trojans record now stands at 5-4.
The Screaming Eagle (2-8) will now prepare for their battle against Croatan (Newport, NC). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 12-0 record. In their last battle, Croatan beat New Bern (New Bern, NC), 56-50, in a non-league battle.