The South Columbus Stallions will take on the Pender Patriots in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Columbus will be strutting in after a victory while Pender will be coming in after a defeat.
South Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Hemingway on Tuesday as South Columbus made off with a 42-21 win. The victory was nothing new for the Stallions as they're now sitting on three straight.
Trinity Strickland was nothing short of spectacular: she went 9 for 14 on her way to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karys Townsend, who posted nine points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Pender suffered their biggest loss since February 2nd on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lakewood an easy 47-26 win.
South Columbus has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Pender, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
South Columbus couldn't quite finish off Pender when the teams last played back in January and fell 52-49. Will South Columbus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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