North Carolina High School Basketball - Lakewood winner over Pender
December 7, 2022: Burgaw, NC 28425 The Lakewood Leopards (Roseboro, NC) basketball felled the host Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC), 59-48 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Leopards (2-3) will now prepare for their test against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC). The Gators go into the non-league test with a 1-7 record. In their last test, East Columbus was beaten by Red Springs (Red Springs, NC), 74-52, in a non-league test.
The Patriots now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they host Laney for a non-league test on Thursday, December 8. Pender will encounter a Buccaneers squad coming off a 35-32 league win over Ashley (Wilmington, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 7-0.