The North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC) basketball edged the visiting Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC), 61-55 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Hawks now possess a 4-8 record. They play next when they host Wallace-Rose Hill for a non-league bout on Friday, January 31. North Lenoir will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 53-51 non-league loss to South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Kinston falls to 7-5 on the campaign. The Vikings host Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville, NC) to play the Stallions in a non-league bout on Friday, January 31. The Stallions go into the bout with a record of 9-3. Southwest Onslow lost 43-40 in their recent league bout against East Duplin (Beulaville, NC)