On Friday North Duplin will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Union Spartans are set to duel. North Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, North Duplin didn't have too much trouble with Lakewood at home as they won 43-24. The Rebels pushed the score to 36-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Leopards cut but never quite recovered from.
Carell Phillips was his usual excellent self, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Duplin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Kornegay and Garris Warren.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 46-18 loss at the hands of Rosewood.
Union might have lost, but man, Tobias Cromartie was a machine: he rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns.
North Duplin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for North Duplin against Union when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-8 win. In that game, North Duplin amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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