Southwest Onslow was the 38-27 winner over East Duplin when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Southwest Onslow Stallions fell 27-17 to the East Duplin Panthers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Panthers are ranked 61st).
East Duplin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carrie Carr led the charge by putting up five points and 12 boards. That's the most rebounds Carr has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsey Cave, who posted 11 points and five steals.
Southwest Onslow's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for East Duplin, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Southwest Onslow has already played their next match, a 46-37 loss against Kinston on the 31st. As for East Duplin, they will host North Lenoir at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Duplin's defense has only allowed 28.9 points per game this season, so North Lenoir's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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