The East Duplin Panthers will square off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Duplin is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 71-39 loss at the hands of North Lenoir.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 70-50 to Kinston. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Vikings are ranked 42nd).
South Lenoir's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for East Duplin, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
East Duplin was able to grind out a solid victory over South Lenoir in their previous matchup back in January, winning 63-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Duplin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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