The East Duplin Panthers will take on the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Duplin sitting on three straight victories and Roanoke Rapids on five.
East Duplin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Washington. Three seems to be a good number for East Duplin as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids kept a clean sheet against Southwest Onslow on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Stallions 1-0. Roanoke Rapids' winning goal came courtesy of Casey Neal.
Roanoke Rapids' win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 11 matchups. As for East Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 13-8-2.
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