The East Bladen Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Falls Lake Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with East Bladen sitting on three straight wins and Falls Lake on 11.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Bladen had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Knights 75-49. East Bladen has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Falls Lake earned a 54-47 victory over Chatham Central on Tuesday.
Emerson Thompson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Thompson is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Destiny Williams, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
East Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Falls Lake, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-2.
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