East Bladen is 1-8 against Heide Trask since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Bladen Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heide Trask Titans at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for East Bladen, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-58 loss to West Columbus.
Meanwhile, Heide Trask waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins but they left with 11. They took down South Columbus 75-60. Given Heide Trask's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while South Columbus is ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Bladen dropped their record down to 9-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Heide Trask, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
East Bladen lost to Heide Trask at home by a decisive 66-47 margin when the teams last played back in January. Will East Bladen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
