Baseball Game Preview: James Kenan Tigers vs. Kinston Vikings

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Previous Games

03/27/25 - Home	17-7 W
04/25/24 - Home	19-0 W
03/21/24 - Away	10-0 W
04/18/23 - Away	20-3 W
03/23/23 - Home	22-3 W
+ 4 more games

James Kenan has gone a perfect 9-0 against Kinston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will take on the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for James Kenan's offense. They lost 17-0 to North Lenoir on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Kinston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 26th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Southwest Onslow, falling 18-0.

Kinston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for James Kenan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

James Kenan took their win against Kinston in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 17-7 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.