The Kinston Bulldogs basketball team scored 53 points and held the visiting Northside Methodist Academy Knights to 51 in the Bulldogs non-league triumph on Friday.

The Bulldogs now sport a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wicksburg for a non-league contest on Monday, December 11. Kinston will meet a Panthers team coming off a 47-43 non-league loss to Zion Chapel (Jack, AL). The Panthers record now stands at 3-7.

The Knights (9-2) will now prepare for their contest against Long (Skipperville, AL). The Rebels enter the non-league contest with a 8-4 record. In their last contest, Long was nudged by Providence Christian (Dothan, AL), 58-28, in a non-league contest.