North Duplin is 9-0 against Lejeune since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Duplin Rebels will challenge the Lejeune Devil Pups at 7:00 p.m. Lejeune took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Duplin, who comes in off a win.
North Duplin will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Northside - Pinetown, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North Duplin took down Northside - Pinetown 21-7 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Turnage and he. Turnage rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries while he rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Carell Phillips got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 62 yards.
North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lejeune was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 43-28 bruising from Lakewood.
Connor Shea put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns.
North Duplin's record now sits at 2-0. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for North Duplin against Lejeune in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 63-20 win. In that matchup, North Duplin amassed a halftime lead of 34-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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