The East Duplin Panthers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by Southwest Onslow 74-47. While losing is never fun, East Duplin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 607th, while Southwest Onslow is ranked 159th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Judge, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Sedrick Lawson was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, East Duplin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. This was only their 15th loss (out of 17 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
East Duplin's loss dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Southwest Onslow, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
East Duplin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Southwest Onslow also has no future games currently scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
