North Duplin is 1-9 against Rosewood since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Duplin Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Rosewood Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully North Duplin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
North Duplin scored the most points they've had all season to find success. They blew past Union 83-38 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-24.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Duplin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Donavan Armwood, who scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Micah Lesesane, who scored 11 points.
Rosewood suffered their biggest defeat since December 20, 2023 on Tuesday. Their tough 69-47 defeat to Neuse Charter might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Rosewood has suffered against Neuse Charter since January 18, 2022.
North Duplin's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-9. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Rosewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
North Duplin came up short against Rosewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 59-50. Can North Duplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
