The East Duplin Panthers held off the visiting James Kenan Tigers soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Tuesday's league game.

Next, the Panthers face the North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC) in a East Central 2A game, on Monday, October 21. East Duplin will attempt to advance on its 10-5 season record. The Hawks come into the game with a 7-10 record after their 3-2 league loss to Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC).

The Tigers (10-4) will now prepare for their game against South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC). The Blue Devils come into the East Central 2A game with a 9-7 record. In their last game, South Lenoir was nipped by Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC), 10-1, in a league game.