East Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 26-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Bladen Knights. The Gators lost against the Knights in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 47-14 score last time.
The critical scores for West Bladen came from Ahmarie White, Justin Spaulding, and Hezekiah Blanks-Adams.
East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for West Bladen, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
East Columbus' road trip will continue as they head out to face Pender at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Bladen, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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