North Duplin and Lakewood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The North Duplin Rebels will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lakewood Leopards at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Duplin sitting on ten straight victories and Lakewood on four.
North Duplin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by East Bladen to the tune of 35-8. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won five games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Carell Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood won against Northampton County last Friday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lakewood claimed a resounding 56-7 win over Pamlico County. The Leopards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 25 points or more this season.
North Duplin pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Lakewood, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
North Duplin strolled past Lakewood when the teams last played back in October by a score of 43-24. Will North Duplin repeat their success, or does Lakewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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