Kinston and Florala are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Kinston Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Florala Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kinston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Samson, posting a 63-27 win at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Florala took their match on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 45-14 victory over Bayshore Christian.
Florala found their leader in underclassman Gage Davis, who threw for 325 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 325 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Davis. Elijah Mcmeans was another key player, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kinston's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Florala, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Kinston was dealt a bruising 53-3 defeat at the hands of Florala when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kinston was down 33-3.
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