East Duplin's offense rose to the challenge against a Cougars defense that boasted an average of only 11.5 points allowed on Friday. Everything went the East Duplin Panthers' way against the Croatan Cougars as the East Duplin Panthers made off with a 40-17 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
East Duplin wouldn't let Croatan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Duplin can thank Jacauri Hill and Calvin Harper for forcing both of them. Harper is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Croatan still got an impressive performance from Coleman Davis, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards. Andrew Boucher handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
The win got East Duplin back to even at 2-2. As for Croatan, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Duplin has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome James Kenan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. James Kenan will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East Duplin surely won't give up without a fight. As for Croatan, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Beddingfield at 7:00 p.m. Croatan is facing Beddingfield at the right time seeing as Beddingfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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