It was a good run, but the West Columbus Vikings unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 82-69 to Heide Trask. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Columbus in their matchups with Heide Trask: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, West Columbus still got an impressive performance from Unique Kelly, who scored 29 points along with two steals. Kelly has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bellamy, who scored seven points along with three steals.
It was another big night for Myron Mckoy, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and ten assists for Heide Trask. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mckoy has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sherrod Henderson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
West Columbus' defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Heide Trask, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
West Columbus will take on Columbia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Columbus is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 252nd, while Columbia is ranked 558th). As for Heide Trask, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome SouthWest Edgecombe at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Heide Trask knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 matches -- so hopefully SouthWest Edgecombe likes a good challenge.
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