Fans at Friday's league challenge between the East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) and the visiting James Kenan Tigers (Warsaw, NC), saw East Duplin's basketball squad overcome James Kenan by a tally of 34-26.

With the victory, East Duplin improves its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Panthers host South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC) to confront the Blue Devils in a 2A Conference 6 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 6-6. South Lenoir won 53-41 in their recent league challenge against Kinston (Kinston, NC)

Next up, the Tigers confront the North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC) in a 2A Conference 6 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. James Kenan will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 42-29 league win over Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC).