North Carolina High School Basketball - Kinston nudges East Duplin
January 3, 2023: Kinston, NC 28501
In Tuesday's league outing, the Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC), by a margin of 28-25.
The Vikings (6-6) will now prepare for their outing against Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville, NC). The Stallions go into the 2A Conference 6 outing with a 9-1 record. In their last outing, Southwest Onslow held off North Lenoir (LaGrange, NC), 72-31, in a league outing.
The Panthers now own a 3-6 record. They play next when they host Eastern Wayne for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 4. East Duplin will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 58-17 non-league win over Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 7-2.