North Carolina High School Basketball - East Carteret nips East Duplin
December 21, 2017: Beulaville, NC 28518 East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC), 62-59 in a non-league bout.
With the win, East Carteret upgrades its record to 4-5 on the year. The Mariners travel to Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC) to face the Titans in a Coastal 8 1A/2A game on Tuesday, January 2. The Titans enter the game with a record of 9-1.
With the defeat, East Duplin moves to 2-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Thursday, December 28. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 0-2. Wallace-Rose Hill lost 51-47 in their recent non-league game against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC)