East Columbus and East Bladen are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The East Columbus Gators just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the East Bladen Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Columbus is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pender on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Columbus came up short against Pender, falling 53-27. The matchup marked the Gators' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Bladen was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 52-33 bruising from Whiteville.
East Columbus has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for East Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
East Columbus skirted past East Bladen 45-43 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Columbus since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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