Football Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs
The East Duplin Panthers will square off against the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Duplin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
East Duplin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by South Lenoir on the road to the tune of 63-0 on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 23 points or more this season.
Shawn Davis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
East Duplin wouldn't let South Lenoir keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dwayne Davis, Jordan Hall, and Landen Bond picked up one apiece. Another thorn in South Lenoir's side was Calvin Harper, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wallace-Rose Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over Kinston on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Irving Brown and he. Brown rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown. Jamarae Lamb's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory got East Duplin back to even at 4-4. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. East Duplin has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 307.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wallace-Rose Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 310.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
East Duplin came up short against Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 20-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lamb, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that East Duplin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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