North Duplin and Lakewood squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but North Duplin had to settle for second. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakewood Leopards. The Rebels' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, North Duplin still got an impressive performance from Carell Phillips, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Phillips showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 50 yards.
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Phillips was just one part of a punishing run game: North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reed Ammons, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Those 166 passing yards gave Ammons a new career-high. Calvin Lacewell helped Ammons out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Duplin fell to 10-1. As for Lakewood, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
North Duplin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lakewood has also already played their next matchup, a 36-17 defeat against Wilson Prep on the 6th.
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