The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) and the visiting James Kenan Tigers (Warsaw, NC), observed Kinston's basketball team overcome James Kenan by a score of 50-38.

The Vikings (12-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC). The Bulldogs come into the 2A East Central challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, Wallace-Rose Hill defeated North Lenoir (LaGrange, NC), 51-16, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Clinton Dark Horses (Clinton, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. James Kenan will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Dark Horses come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 63-30 league win over West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC).