East Duplin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Kinston Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully East Duplin focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
East Duplin lost 43-20 to James Kenan. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Tigers since September 11, 2015.
East Duplin might have lost, but man, Shawn Davis was a machine: he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kinston). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat South Lenoir 39-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Jeremiah Hart had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Jones, who threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
East Duplin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kinston, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for East Duplin against Kinston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-12 victory. In that match, East Duplin amassed a halftime lead of 52-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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