BLADENBORO- Natalee Sykes fired in 10 points to lead Bladenboro to a 13-11 girls’ basketball victory over Nakina Tuesday in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Waccamaw Middle School Conference’s ‘A’ Division.
Sykes sank 3 free throws and a basket in the opening period as the Lady Bulldogs took a 5-4 lead. Sykes buried a 3-point shot, and teammate Addison Wilcox tossed in a free throw to stretch the Bladenboro lead to 9-4 at halftime.
Nakina trimmed the margin to 9-5, but Kali Allen and Sykes popped in baskets in the final quarter to keep Bladenboro on top. T. Strickland scored 9 points for the Lady Mustangs.
Coach Otis Evans’ Lady Bulldogs improved to 6-0 on the season and sit atop the Waccamaw’s ‘A’ Division. Bladenboro will travel to Elizabethtown Thursday.
Nakina 4 0 1 6 – 11
Bladenboro 5 4 0 4 – 13
Nakina (11) – B. Price , L. Grice 2, R. Lewis, T. Strickland 9, C. Sasser, D. Graham, N. Goodson, M. Long, A. Bellamy.
Bladenboro (13) – Faith Wren, Natalee Sykes 10, Kali Allen 2, Makenna Thurman, Addison Wilcox 1, Zybriona Johnson, Micheala Hester.
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