North Carolina High School Basketball - East Duplin nudges Richlands
January 4, 2013: Richlands, NC 28574 In Friday's league outing, the East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) basketball squad edged the host Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC), by a margin of 54-51.
The Panthers (4-9) will now prepare for their outing against Croatan (Newport, NC). The Cougars go into the 2A East Central outing with a 10-2 record. In their last outing, Croatan was tipped by Northside (Jacksonville, NC), 75-56, in a league outing.
The Wildcats now own a 5-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Swansboro for a 2A East Central outing on Tuesday, January 8. Richlands will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 86-23 league loss to Clinton (Clinton, NC). The Pirates record now stands at 5-8.