VINEGAR HILL – Win or lose, the South Columbus Stallions are taking it to wire.

On Friday, the Stallion boys squad saw a two-game Waccamaw Conference winning streak come to a halt with a 60-56 loss to the visiting Trask Titans.

Coach Nathan Faulk’s Stallions led 30-29 at halftime and held a 41-39 edge after three quarters before the Trask squad rallied in the final quarter.

South Columbus slipped to 3-2 in the conference and 6-5 for the season.

Brandon Keel scored 14 points and Derrick Clay scored 10 for Trask, which was coming off back-to-back wins over conference rivals Pender and South Brunswick.

Trask, which improved to 4-2, got a 23-point effort from Jamal Hicks. Montez Farrior added 12 for the Titans, who were coming off an upset loss to North Brunswick that followed a big win over Whiteville.

Freshman Amanda Dowe ripped the nets for 23 points in leading the South Columbus girls to a 56-44 victory.

Lisa Holden added 14 points and Web Graham had 10 for South Columbus, which put its conference record at 2-3 and season mark at 3-8.

Tasha Boone notched a game-high 21 points for Trask.

South Columbus will have its next outing on Jan. 23 when it travels to meet Whiteville.

GIRLS GAME
Trask 10 6 9 19 - 44
S. Columbus 15 11 17 13 - 56
TRASK (44): Boone 21, Shriver 2, Nixon 9, McKenzie 2, Smith 5, McAllister 3, Hand 2.
SOUTH COLUMBUS (56): Strickland 2, Graham 10, Long 2, Dowe 24, Holden 14, Jones 1, Tisdale 3.

BOYS GAME
Trask 22 7 10 21 - 60
S. Columbus 20 10 11 15 - 56
TRASK (60): Myles 9, Nixon 8, Boney 8, Hicks 23, Farrior 12,
SOUTH COLUMBUS (56): Batton 6, Edwards 9, J. Vereen 3, D. Vereen 8. Clay 10, Keel 14, Fipps 6.