East Columbus lost against Whiteville back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The East Columbus Gators took a hard 57-40 fall against the Whiteville Wolfpack. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, East Columbus still got an impressive performance from Jaden Troy, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. That was a full 37.5% of East Columbus' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrion Jenrette, who had nine points.
Will Fisher went supernova for Whiteville, putting up 14 points and four steals. That's the most steals Fisher has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Corey Faison, who earned eight points and three blocks.
East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Whiteville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
East Columbus didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-59 defeat against Heide Trask on the 11th. As for Whiteville, they have also already played their next game, a 63-61 victory against Pender on the 7th.
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