Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. Southwest Onslow Stallions
East Duplin and Southwest Onslow are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The East Duplin Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 8:00 p.m. on February 16th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While it was all tied up 22-22 at halftime, East Duplin was not quite Wallace-Rose Hill's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell 66-55 to the Bulldogs.
Despite the loss, East Duplin got a solid performance out of Calvin Harper, who scored 27 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ryan Jenkins, who scored 12 points.
Even though they lost, East Duplin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their 14th loss (out of 16 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down James Kenan 75-57.
East Duplin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. As for Southwest Onslow, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
East Duplin was taken down by Southwest Onslow 80-46 in their previous matchup back in January. Can East Duplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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