The East Columbus Gators will take on the East Bladen Eagles in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Columbus will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Red Springs, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. East Columbus snuck past Red Springs with a 47-41 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Meanwhile, East Bladen hadn't done well against Heide Trask recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Bladen walked away with a 64-51 win over Heide Trask.
East Bladen has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for East Columbus, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
East Columbus came out on top in a nail-biter against East Bladen in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 53-51. Does East Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Bladen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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