03/29/2024
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By Sonny Jones

It’s Bladen County’s version of “Rivalry Week.” The two high schools are scheduled to meet five times in athletic contests.

It begins tonight (Monday) when West Bladen hosts East Bladen in varsity football. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at The Castle. Both teams have won only once this season. East Bladen has won 20 straight after losing the first game between the schools in 2001.

Here’s the rest of “Rivalry Week.”

Tuesday
Volleyball: West Bladen at East Bladen, JV at 4:30 p.m. followed by varsity.
Girls’ tennis: West Bladen at East Bladen, 4 p.m.

Thursday
JV football: West Bladen at East Bladen, 6:30 p.m.

Thus far, East Bladen leads the 2022-23 series against West Bladen 3-2. The only contests remaining after this week during the fall season are JV and varsity soccer matches Oct. 12 at East Bladen.

Here are the fall sports results to date:

VOLLEYBALL
Sept. 8
Varsity: East Bladen defeated West Bladen 25-11, 25-19, 25-14.
JV: East Bladen defeated West Bladen 26-24, 25-22.

GIRLS’ TENNIS
Sept. 8
West Bladen 5, East Bladen 4

BOYS’ SOCCER
Sept. 19
Varsity: East Bladen 4, West Bladen 1.
Sept. 21
JV: West Bladen 3, East Bladen 0.

MONDAY’S PICK TO CLICK

Cooper Kupp will score a touchdown and have more than 100 yards receiving for the Los Angeles Rams against the San Francisco 49ers. Kupp has averaged only 51 yards receiving against the 49ers in seven regular-season meetings, but had 142 yards receiving and scored twice in the NFC championship game last season.

SUNDAY’S PICK: Austin Riley with a couple of hits, including a home run, as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets to move 2 games ahead in the NL East race with 3 to play. RESULTS: Riley went 0-for-3 with a run scored and was hit by a pitch in Atlanta’s 5-3 win.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

2004 — Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki finishes the season with a MLB record 262 single-season hits.

WHAT TO WATCH TODAY

• MLB: NY Yankees at Texas, 7 p.m., MLBN

• MEN’S SOCCER: Clemson at North Carolina, 7 p.m., ACCN

• NFL: LA Rams at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2

• MLB: Colorado at LA Dodgers, 10 p.m., MLBN

Sonny Jones can be reached at wibbyj@gmail.com and follow on Twitter @FOSonnyJones.

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