The South Lenoir Blue Devils lost against the East Duplin Panthers two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. South Lenoir lost to East Duplin on the road by a decisive 43-28 margin. While losing is never fun, South Lenoir can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while East Duplin is ranked 94th).
When it comes to explaining why South Lenoir lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lexy Heath. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gracie Tyndall, who scored eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Duplin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carrie Carr, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Zakoya Farrior was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
South Lenoir has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for East Duplin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-3.
South Lenoir does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Duplin, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Southwest Onslow at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. East Duplin is on a four-game streak of home wins, Southwest Onslow a ten-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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