East Duplin has won 19 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Seaforth has won 19 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The East Duplin Panthers will welcome the Seaforth Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Duplin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northeastern with a sharp 53-28 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seaforth). They blew past Hertford County 74-31 on Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bears are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Seaforth's victory bumped their record up to 27-2. As for East Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 25-2.
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