The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC) and the visiting East Bladen Eagles (Elizabethtown, NC), observed Pender's basketball team edge East Bladen by a score of 38-33.

The Patriots (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC). The Vikings come into the challenge with a 2-12 record. In their last challenge, West Columbus edged East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC), 37-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Whiteville Wolfpack (Whiteville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. East Bladen will attempt to improve on its 4-13 season record. The Wolfpack come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 51-41 league win over Pender (Burgaw, NC).