East Duplin was the 58-53 winner over Richlands when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The East Duplin Panthers fell 52-44 to the Richlands Wildcats on Tuesday.
| 12/10/24 vs Richlands | 6 |
| 12/03/24 @ Richlands | 3 |
| 12/22/23 @ Princeton | 2 |
| 12/05/23 vs Rosewood | 2 |
| 12/01/23 @ North Duplin | 2 |
Despite the defeat, East Duplin had strong showings from Zachary Ball, who posted ten points and three steals, and Mason Whaley, who earned nine points and six rebounds. Those six rebounds gave Whaley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Hughes, who put up eight points and six rebounds.
East Duplin's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Richlands, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
East Duplin will welcome North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Richlands, they and Heide Trask will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.
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