East Duplin lost against Kinston on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Duplin Panthers took a 56-41 bruising from the Kinston Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Vikings are ranked 50th).
East Duplin's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Whaley, who posted eight points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Jenkins, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points.
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Even though they lost, East Duplin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
East Duplin's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Kinston, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
East Duplin will face off against Southwest Onslow at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest Onslow will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something East Duplin surely won't give up without a fight. Kinston has already played their next match (against North Lenoir), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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