The North Duplin Rebels will square off against the East Columbus Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Duplin's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so East Columbus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
If North Duplin beats East Columbus with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Rebels blew past Union 49-20 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Carell Phillips and Tobias Cromartie. Phillips had a great game and rushed for 292 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cromartie did his best for the losing side, rushing for 120 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, East Columbus played a tough matchup last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by East Bladen 44-6. The Gators have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The victory (which was North Duplin's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. As for East Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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