It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Bladen had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Southeast Halifax Trojans as they made off with a 37-12 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Dashon Campbell had a dynamite game for East Bladen, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Jaylen Suggs, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
East Bladen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
East Bladen has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Southeast Halifax, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7.
East Bladen will face off against North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Duplin is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so East Bladen will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Southeast Halifax does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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