If South Lenoir was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of James Kenan last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Lenoir Blue Devils took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Duplin Panthers on Thursday. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
South Lenoir started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-10.
Leading East Duplin to victory were Karsyn Parker and Kinsey Cave. Parker had ten digs and three aces, while Cave had 17 digs, three kills, and two aces.
South Lenoir dropped their record down to 9-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for East Duplin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
South Lenoir does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Duplin, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Wallace-Rose Hill on the 15th.
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