Soccer Preview: Kinston vs. East Duplin
Kinston is 0-7 against East Duplin since September of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Kinston Vikings will head out to square off against the East Duplin Panthers at 5:00 p.m.
Kinston is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against South Lenoir, falling 10-1. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly nine goals.
Meanwhile, East Duplin waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Tigers 3-2.
East Duplin hit James Kenan with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jeffrey Velazquez,
Brayan Dominguez-Mendez, and
Orlando Rodriguez.
Kinston's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for East Duplin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
Kinston suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to East Duplin in their previous meeting back in September. Can Kinston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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