Southwest Onslow is 2-7 against East Duplin since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southwest Onslow Stallions will host the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Southwest Onslow is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 67 points on October 11th, they were much more limited against James Kenan on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 34-7. The Stallions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Meanwhile, East Duplin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 21-15 to Wallace-Rose Hill. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 8-7 in the first quarter.
Although East Duplin took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron Hall and Branson Norris.
Southwest Onslow's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for East Duplin, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Southwest Onslow came up short against East Duplin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Duplin's Shawn Davis, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that Southwest Onslow knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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