The North Duplin Rebels will challenge the Lakewood Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as North Duplin comes in on three and Lakewood on 14.
North Duplin will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Neuse Charter, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. North Duplin walked away with a 70-58 victory over Neuse Charter on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lakewood took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-36 win over Union. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Spartans are ranked 668th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakewood pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for North Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
North Duplin lost to Lakewood on the road by a decisive 68-52 margin in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can North Duplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
