Preview: West Columbus Vikings vs. East Columbus Gators
West Columbus is 9-1 against East Columbus since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Columbus Vikings will be playing at home against the East Columbus Gators at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Columbus has five straight victories, East Columbus has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Columbus only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 31-point they dealt Pender on Tuesday. West Columbus simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pender 71-40 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-16.
West Columbus found their leader in underclassman Larry Graham, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Graham has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Bellamy, who scored nine points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, East Columbus came up short against Heide Trask on Tuesday and fell 59-52. East Columbus has struggled against Heide Trask recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
West Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for East Columbus, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
West Columbus didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Columbus in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 59-53 win. Will West Columbus repeat their success, or does East Columbus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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