West Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 65-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whiteville Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 595th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 296th).
Zion Eady and Larry 'DJ' Graham certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Eady dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds, while Graham posted 19 points and seven boards. Eady continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Sam Battle was another key player, putting up five points.
Whiteville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marlon Herring out in front who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. Those 15 rebounds gave Herring a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Faison, who scored 14 points and five steals.
West Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Whiteville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing East Columbus the next time they take the court. West Columbus will head out to face East Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, while Whiteville will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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