East Columbus hasn't had much luck against Heide Trask recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Columbus Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heide Trask Titans at 7:30 p.m. East Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, East Columbus ended up a good deal behind Whiteville and lost 50-35.
Despite their defeat, East Columbus saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jvon Junious, who posted 14 points and seven boards, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrion Jenrette, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Heide Trask unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against North Brunswick, falling 99-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (61), the Titans still had to take the loss.
Heide Trask's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for East Columbus, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-7.
East Columbus came up short against Heide Trask in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 59-52. Thankfully for East Columbus, Myron Mckoy (who almost dropped a triple-double on 14 points, nine assists, and ten steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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