Football Preview: South Columbus Stallions vs. Kinston Vikings
South Columbus has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Kinston Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. South Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season.
South Columbus is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Whiteville just ended the team's six-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 21-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolfpack. The Stallions were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior) but the Wolfpack's defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Kinston got themselves on the board against North Lenoir last Friday, but North Lenoir never followed suit. They blew past the Hawks 46-0. The matchup marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
Kinston's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Jones, who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Tyreek Copper was Jones' top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kinston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Christian Ham picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Kinston pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.5 points per game. As for South Columbus, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
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