East Duplin has gone 9-1 against North Duplin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The East Duplin Panthers will be playing at home against the North Duplin Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when East Duplin duked it out withRichlands on Tuesday. East Duplin fell 52-44 to Richlands.
| 12/10/24 vs Richlands | 9 |
| 12/20/23 @ North Lenoir | 8 |
| 11/27/23 vs Jacksonville | 8 |
| 01/03/24 vs North Duplin | 4 |
| 12/03/24 @ Richlands | 3 |
East Duplin's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zachary Ball, who posted ten points and three steals, and Mason Whaley, who had nine points and six rebounds. Those nine points gave Whaley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Hughes, who put up eight points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Duplin unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. The contest between them and Lejeune didn't end well, with North Duplin falling 74-59. The Rebels have struggled against the Devil Pups recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
East Duplin will have to contain Donavan Armwood as he made an impact in North Duplin's last game. He went 11 of 20 on his way to 27 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Duquan Stevens, who posted six points and six rebounds.
East Duplin was able to grind out a solid victory over North Duplin when the teams last played back in January, winning 74-63. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Duplin's Dujuan Armwood, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 24 points and eight rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for East Duplin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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