Kinston hasn't had much luck against Wallace-Rose Hill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kinston Vikings will face off against the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Kinston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
Kinston is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering James Kenan just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 28-25.
Despite the loss, Kinston had strong showings from Tyreek Copper, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Jones, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
Kinston wouldn't let James Kenan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kinston can thank Jemorris Poole and Antwain Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wallace-Rose Hill's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They fell just short of North Lenoir by a score of 18-15.
Despite the defeat, Wallace-Rose Hill got top-tier performance from Jamarae Lamb, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Lamb is now averaging an impressive 109.9 rushing yards per game. Wallace-Rose Hill also got a significant boost from Irving Brown, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wallace-Rose Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kinston's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Kinston was dealt a bruising 62-18 loss at the hands of Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kinston was down 28-6.
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