Preview: East Bladen Eagles vs. Vance Charter Knights
Two dominant guards in NeNe Ward and Alyssa Bullock are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Bladen Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Vance Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bladen is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
East Bladen extended their postseason success on Friday against Chatham Charter. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 52-50.
East Bladen relied on the efforts of Ward, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Laila Smith, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Smith has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 24 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Smith, who scored three points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Vance Charter came tearing into Friday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 76-70 W over Northside - Pinetown. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
East Bladen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Vance Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
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