East Bladen was the 64-51 winner over Heide Trask when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Bladen Eagles took a 61-45 bruising from the Heide Trask Titans on Tuesday.
Heide Trask found their leader in sophomore KJ Murphy, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Faqeeh Harmon, who posted eight points.
East Bladen now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Heide Trask, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-8.
East Bladen will venture away from home to face off against Topsail at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. Topsail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season. As for Heide Trask, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-57 win against South Columbus on the 9th.
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