East Duplin has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Kinston Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully East Duplin focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
East Duplin came up short against James Kenan, falling 43-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered against the Tigers since September 11, 2015.
East Duplin might have lost, but man, Shawn Davis was a machine: he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kinston). They breezed by South Lenoir on the road to the tune of 39-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their 12-point performance the game before.
East Duplin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kinston, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for East Duplin against Kinston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 66-12 victory. In that match, East Duplin amassed a halftime lead of 52-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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