The East Bladen Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the South Columbus Stallions at 7:30 a.m. on Friday.
East Bladen lost 34-14 to James Kenan on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Tigers are ranked 92nd).
Although East Bladen took the loss, they still got scores from Torean Cogdell and Connor Smith.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Columbus). They blew past Union, posting a 70-6 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for East Bladen and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for South Columbus, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
East Bladen took their victory against South Columbus when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 40-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bladen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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