The North Duplin Rebels's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 59-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rosewood. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points North Duplin has scored all season.
Despite the loss, North Duplin had strong showings from Dujuan Armwood, who scored 21 points, and Micah Lesesane, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds. Armwood scored a full 42% of North Duplin's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Tyndall, who scored nine points.
Rosewood's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Micah Cox, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Julius Coltrane, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
North Duplin has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Rosewood, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
North Duplin will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Duplin at 8:00 p.m. on January 3rd. East Duplin is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Rosewood will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Midway at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th.
