East Duplin lost against South Lenoir back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Duplin Panthers fell just short of the South Lenoir Blue Devils by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
East Duplin took South Lenoir into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-14, 17-25, 22-25, 15-5.
East Duplin's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for South Lenoir, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
East Duplin will challenge Wallace-Rose Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wallace-Rose Hill is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so East Duplin will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for South Lenoir, they will face off against North Lenoir at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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