North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender bests East Columbus
January 27, 2025: Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
The Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC) basketball toppled the host East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC), 64-49 in Monday's non-league bout.
The Patriots now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they host South Columbus for a bout on Tuesday, January 28. Pender will play a Stallions team coming off a 48-45 non-league loss to Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC). The Stallions record now stands at 4-5.
With the loss, East Columbus falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Gators travel to East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 2-9. East Bladen lost 40-30 in their recent non-league bout against Whiteville (Whiteville, NC)