East Duplin is 2-8 against Wallace-Rose Hill since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Duplin Panthers will square off against the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. East Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
East Duplin took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 63-56 win over South Lenoir.
It was another big night for Calvin Harper, who went 8 for 16 en route to 25 points. Another player making a difference was Zachary Ball, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 10 points.
East Duplin was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 59-53 to Kinston.
Wallace-Rose Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for East Duplin, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-4.
East Duplin came up short against Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 66-55. Can East Duplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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