Football Recap: West Craven Eagles vs. East Duplin Panthers
After losing to East Duplin the last time they met, West Craven decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The West Craven Eagles managed a 34-29 win over the East Duplin Panthers on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
DJ Davis had a dynamite game for West Craven, rushing for 217 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 158 yards on 16 of 24 attempts. With that strong performance, Davis is now averaging an impressive 140.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Craven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
West Craven wouldn't let East Duplin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Behn Dennison was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making eight total tackles.
West Craven pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
West Craven will head out on the road to take on New Bern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Duplin, they will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Richlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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