The North Duplin Rebels will face off against the East Bladen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Duplin is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
North Duplin's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Hobbton offense got past them. North Duplin had just enough and edged Hobbton out 34-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rebels have posted since August 18, 2023.
Carell Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 266 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 263.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, East Bladen rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 37-12 win. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dashon Campbell was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Jaylen Suggs was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
North Duplin pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points per game. As for East Bladen, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
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