Football Preview: James Kenan Tigers vs. South Lenoir Blue Devils
James Kenan is 3-0 against South Lenoir since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The James Kenan Tigers will be playing at home against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (James Kenan has five straight wins, South Lenoir has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
James Kenan will bounce into Friday's contest after beating East Duplin, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went James Kenan's way against East Duplin last Friday as James Kenan made off with a 43-20 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
James Kenan wouldn't let East Duplin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. James Kenan can thank Hassan Kornegay and Jaquez Smith for forcing both of them. Kornegay is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 12 every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir fell victim to Wallace-Rose Hill and their airtight defense on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 82-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 139th).
James Kenan pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for James Kenan against South Lenoir when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 victory. In that matchup, James Kenan amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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