Football Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. Southwest Onslow Stallions
East Duplin has gone 7-2 against Southwest Onslow recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Duplin Panthers will head out to challenge the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 7:00 p.m. East Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, East Duplin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 21-15 to Wallace-Rose Hill. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 8-7 in the first quarter.
Although East Duplin took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron Hall and Branson Norris.
Meanwhile, a victory for Southwest Onslow just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against James Kenan, falling 34-7. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Tigers are ranked 92nd).
East Duplin now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Southwest Onslow, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Duplin beat Southwest Onslow 28-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southwest Onslow's Kj Blue, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Duplin still be able to contain Blue? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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