Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Duplin). They blew past the South Lenoir Blue Devils 63-0 on the road on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won four matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shawn Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
East Duplin wouldn't let South Lenoir keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dwayne Davis, Jordan Hall, and Landen Bond picked up one apiece. Calvin Harper was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
The victory got East Duplin back to even at 4-4. As for South Lenoir, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
East Duplin will challenge Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Duplin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for South Lenoir, they will face off against North Lenoir at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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