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| 01/30/26 - Home | 80-59 W |
| 01/09/26 - Away | 68-63 W |
| 12/15/23 - Away | 55-34 W |
| 01/03/23 - Away | 45-38 W |
| 12/30/21 - Neutral | 44-45 L |
| + 5 more games |
West Bladen and Whiteville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Bladen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Whiteville likes a good challenge.
West Bladen is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Brunswick just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 69-66. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 18-14 in the first quarter.
Defeat or not, West Bladen got some senior leadership from Jackson Pait and Tylik McCall. Pait posted 26 points, while McCall put up 17 points.
Meanwhile, Whiteville waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Red Devils as they made off with a 60-37 win. The Wolfpack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Whiteville's win came from a few key players that West Bladen will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ty'Lae Rose, who had 12 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Teron Legette, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Whiteville's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for West Bladen, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 18-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. West Bladen hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71 points per game. However, it's not like Whiteville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.
West Bladen got the 'W' when the teams last played back in January against Whiteville by a conclusive 80-59 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Wolfpack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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