Richlands is 0-8 against East Duplin since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Richlands Wildcats will square off against the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Richlands will be strutting in after a win while East Duplin will be coming in after a loss.
Richlands' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 25-0 margin over Southwest Onslow. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, East Duplin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 34-29 to West Craven.
Although East Duplin took the loss, they still got scores from Landen Bond, Aaron Hall, and Juan Benitez.
Richlands pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Richlands took a serious blow against East Duplin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Duplin's Shawn Davis, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Richlands knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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