The Heide Trask Titans had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-52 win over East Columbus. Given Heide Trask's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while East Columbus is ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Myron Mckoy was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a triple-double on 14 points, nine assists, and ten steals. Mckoy is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradford Bannerman, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
East Columbus lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cainan Patrick, who scored 18 points. Jvon Junious was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Heide Trask has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for East Columbus, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
Heide Trask won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Heide Trask is coming into the match with seven straight wins on the road, so South Columbus is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for East Columbus, they will square off against West Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Columbus is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
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