After flying high against Pender on Tuesday, Wallace-Rose Hill came back down to earth. The Bulldogs lost 61-40 to the East Duplin Panthers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Kinsey Cave continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Duplin, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 14 boards. Cave's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Zoe Cavanaugh, who posted 14 points.
Wallace-Rose Hill now has a losing record of 2-3. As for East Duplin, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wallace-Rose Hill will take on Goldsboro in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' defense has only allowed 29.1 points per game this season, so the Bulldogs' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for East Duplin, they will be home for the holidays to greet Croatan at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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