Basketball Game Preview: Southwest Onslow Stallions vs. East Duplin Panthers

The Southwest Onslow Stallions will challenge the East Duplin Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest Onslow has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

On Tuesday, Southwest Onslow didn't have too much trouble with James Kenan as they won 81-62. The Stallions haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, East Duplin hadn't done well against Wallace-Rose Hill recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Duplin managed a 66-62 win over Wallace-Rose Hill.

Southwest Onslow's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for East Duplin, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9.

Everything came up roses for Southwest Onslow against East Duplin when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 80-51 victory. Will Southwest Onslow repeat their success, or does East Duplin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.