It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the North Duplin Rebels can now relate to. They took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators on Friday. North Duplin's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Malia J. Graham was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds for East Columbus. That makes it three consecutive games in which J. Graham has scored at least a third of East Columbus' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaley Mitchell, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
North Duplin's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for East Columbus, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
North Duplin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Columbus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gates County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Columbus' defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so Gates County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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