It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwest Halifax can now relate to. They were outmatched by the East Bladen Eagles and fell 74-19. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Eagles are ranked 139th).
It was another big night for NeNe Ward, who en route to 24 points and six steals for East Bladen. The matchup was Ward's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Smith, who to rack up 15 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwest Halifax and nudges their season record down to 11-13. As for East Bladen, they pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Northwest Halifax does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Bladen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Bladen has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 214 points over their last three games.
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