North Carolina High School Basketball - Pender can't hold off East Bladen
February 2, 2024: Elizabethtown, NC 28337
The East Bladen Eagles basketball team scored 58 points and held the visiting Pender Patriots to 52 in the Eagles non-league triumph on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Columbus for a non-league contest on Tuesday, February 6. East Bladen will battle a Vikings team coming off a 36-27 non-league loss to Whiteville (Whiteville, NC). The Vikings record now stands at 3-5.
The Patriots (6-7) will now prepare for their contest against Whiteville (Whiteville, NC). The Wolfpack enter the contest with a 10-2 record. In their last contest, Whiteville nudged West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC), 36-27, in a non-league contest.