It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Craven had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the East Duplin Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 36-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
A big part of West Craven's victory came down to the chemistry between DJ Davis and his top target Jimmie West Lll. Davis threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns while West Lll picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns. West Craven is 5-2 when West Lll posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Reginald Lancaster was in the mix as well, providing West Craven with two touchdowns.
West Craven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lancaster and Kadyn Seamster.
Despite the loss, East Duplin still got an impressive performance from Shawn Davis, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Davis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 166 rushing yards.
West Craven is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for East Duplin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
West Craven will venture away from home to face off against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern is coming into the contest with seven straight wins at home, so West Craven will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. East Duplin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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