The Hoke County Bucks will square off against the Union Pines Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Hoke County came up short against Southern Lee and fell 56-47. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Union Pines was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 54-53 to Lee County.
Hoke County's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Union Pines, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Hoke County came up short against Union Pines when the teams last played back in January, falling 67-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Pines' Jaylen Kyle, who went 11 of 20 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds. Now that Hoke County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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