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| 11/30/23 - Home | 49-44 W |
| 12/28/22 - Home | 69-40 W |
| 12/29/21 - Neutral | 54-37 W |
| 01/19/15 - Neutral | 60-53 W |
East Bladen is 4-0 against Topsail since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Bladen Eagles will face off against the Topsail Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, East Bladen ended up a good deal behind Heide Trask and lost 61-45.
Meanwhile, Topsail was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 55-50 to West Brunswick. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
East Bladen will need focus on slowing down Rhett Britt, one of several Topsail players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Duron Vaughn, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 boards.
Even though they lost, Topsail smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Topsail now has a losing record at 6-7. As for East Bladen, they now also have a losing record at 6-7.
East Bladen didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Topsail in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bladen since the team 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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