Basketball Recap: Whiteville Beats East Bladen for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Wolfpack

Previous Games

01/17/25 @ East Bladen	52-33
01/16/25 vs Pender	47-44
01/08/25 @ Scotland	61-50
01/07/25 @ East Columbus	50-35
01/03/25 vs West Columbus	63-45
+ 2 more games

Whiteville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-33 win over the East Bladen Eagles. The Wolfpack have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.

Whiteville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for East Bladen, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.

Whiteville and East Bladen could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Whiteville will face off against Fairmont at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday down 199 places (343 vs. 144). Meanwhile, East Bladen (ranked 381st) will meet West Bladen (ranked 43rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.