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| 01/14/25 - Home | 53-20 W |
| 02/22/24 - Neutral | 43-28 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 54-11 W |
| 01/16/24 - Home | 52-28 W |
| 02/02/23 - Away | 23-26 L |
| + 5 more games |
East Duplin is 8-2 against South Lenoir since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Duplin Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Duplin has nine straight victories, South Lenoir has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
East Duplin is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing North Lenoir: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that East Duplin blew North Lenoir out of the water with a 60-15 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.
East Duplin found their leader in sophomore Kinsey Cave, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Carrie Carr, who posted eight points and ten boards.
East Duplin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 45 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-31, which was the final score in South Lenoir's tilt against Kinston on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 569th, while the Vikings are ranked 84th).
East Duplin pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.1 points. As for South Lenoir, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything came up roses for East Duplin against South Lenoir in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 53-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Duplin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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