Whiteville is 1-9 against East Bladen since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Whiteville Wolfpack will be playing at home against the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Whiteville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 406th, while East Bladen is ranked 86th).
Last Wednesday, Whiteville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-42 to East Columbus.
The losing side was boosted by Elayzia Dawson, who scored 21 points along with three steals. That was a full 50% of Whiteville's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ceonna Dennis, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Bladen gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Heide Trask as East Bladen made off with a 56-30 victory. The win was familiar territory for East Bladen who now have three in a row.
Whiteville has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for East Bladen, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Whiteville came up short against East Bladen in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 56-44. Can Whiteville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
