The East Duplin Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the West Craven Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
East Duplin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on St. Pauls with a sharp 33-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Shawn Davis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Craven). They claimed a resounding 65-34 win over Nash Central. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
It was another big night for DJ Davis, who threw for 357 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Cuthbertson was Davis' top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
East Duplin pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points per game. As for West Craven, their record now sits at 5-6.
East Duplin came up short against West Craven when the teams last played back in August, falling 34-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 217 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 158 yards on 16 of 24 attempts. Now that East Duplin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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