It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kinston had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 38-29 win over the South Columbus Stallions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
A big part of Kinston's victory came down to the chemistry between Tyler Jones and his top target Tyreek Copper. Jones threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns while Copper picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Copper showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards. Jeremiah Hart helped Jones out on the ground, rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Kinston's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for South Columbus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Kinston will head out to take on Southeast Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Alamance knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Kinston likes a good challenge. South Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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