South Columbus is 2-8 against East Columbus since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the South Columbus Stallions will head out on the road to face off against the East Columbus Gators at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 54-53 to West Bladen. The Stallions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, East Columbus played a tough matchup two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 63-30 loss at the hands of East Bladen. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Eagles are ranked 107th).
South Columbus will have to contain Malia Graham as she made an impact in East Columbus' last game. She went 6 of 7 on her way to 12 points in addition to six boards and five blocks. Graham is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, East Columbus smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 36 consecutive games dating back to last season.
East Columbus moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for South Columbus, their record now sits at 4-7.
South Columbus was dealt a bruising 69-24 loss at the hands of East Columbus in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can South Columbus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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