North Carolina High School Basketball - East Columbus overwhelms Pender
January 27, 2025: Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
The East Columbus Gators basketball team scored 50 points and limited the visiting Pender Patriots to 23 in the Gators league triumph on Monday.
The Gators now have a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to East Bladen for a 1A/2A Waccamaw game on Tuesday, January 28. East Columbus will confront a Eagles team coming off a 70-32 league win over Whiteville (Whiteville, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 13-3.
With the loss, Pender falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Patriots host South Columbus (Tabor City, NC) to confront the Stallions in a 1A/2A Waccamaw game on Tuesday, January 28. The Stallions go into the game with a record of 5-9. South Columbus lost 53-39 in their recent league game against Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC)