South Columbus hasn't had much luck against Whiteville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Columbus Stallions will look to defend their home court against the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, South Columbus was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-57 to Heide Trask.
Meanwhile, Whiteville entered their tilt with Fairmont on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Golden Tornadoes with a sharp 48-28 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolfpack's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 144th).
Whiteville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for South Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
South Columbus took a serious blow against Whiteville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 76-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whiteville's Will Fisher, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. Now that South Columbus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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