Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the East Bladen Eagles (Elizabethtown, NC) and the visiting West Brunswick Trojans (Shallotte, NC), saw East Bladen's basketball squad hold off West Brunswick by a tally of 54-49.

With the victory, East Bladen improves its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host South Columbus (Tabor City, NC) to confront the Stallions in a 1A/2A Waccamaw challenge on Thursday, December 14. The Stallions come into the challenge with a record of 4-5.

Next up, the Trojans confront the Laney Buccaneers (Wilmington, NC) in a 3A/4A Mideastern challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. West Brunswick will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Buccaneers come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 72-40 non-league win over Pender (Burgaw, NC).