Vance Charter is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while East Bladen is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vance Charter Knights will take on the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vance Charter extended their postseason success on Friday against Northside - Pinetown. They managed a 76-70 victory over the Panthers. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
East Bladen proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 20) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chatham Charter and snuck past 52-50.
East Bladen relied on the efforts of NeNe Ward, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Laila Smith, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Smith is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 24 games she's played. Zoe Smith was another key contributor, scoring three points along with three steals.
Vance Charter's victory bumped their record up to 21-2. As for East Bladen, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
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