The East Duplin Panthers waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They walked away with a 51-43 win over Wallace-Rose Hill. Given East Duplin's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Wallace-Rose Hill is ranked 436th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Duplin was led to victory by JaMyah Pickett and Zakoya Farrior. Pickett almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, while Farrior scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Farrior continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Ava Noble was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds.
East Duplin pushed their record up to 20-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
East Duplin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-41 loss vs. Southwest Onslow on the 16th. Wallace-Rose Hill has also already played their next matchup, a 33-32 victory against James Kenan on the 16th.
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