North Carolina High School Basketball - East Bladen can't hold off West Bladen
January 30, 2023: Bladenboro, NC 28320 The West Bladen Knights basketball team scored 54 points and held the visiting East Bladen Eagles to 52 in the Knights league triumph on Monday.
The Knights now sport a 14-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fairmont for a 2A Conference 7 contest on Wednesday, February 1. West Bladen will battle a Golden Tornadoes team coming off a 79-38 league win over Clinton (Clinton, NC). The Golden Tornadoes record now stands at 6-14.
The Eagles (15-4) will now prepare for their contest against Fairmont (Fairmont, NC). The Golden Tornadoes enter the 2A Conference 7 contest with a 6-15 record. In their last contest, Fairmont was nudged by West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC), 44-39, in a league contest.