East Columbus unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 68-32 loss at the hands of the West Bladen Knights. The loss continues a trend for the Gators in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
East Columbus' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kevon Stackhouse, who went 5-for-8 en route to 10 points and eight rebounds, and Adrion Jenrette, who posted six points.
West Bladen had a senior duo take command as Jackson Pait earned 23 points and Tylik McCall scored 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Adams-Peterson, who had 11 points.
Coming up, East Columbus will head out on the road to square off against South Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Bladen, they will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on West Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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