Kinston is 0-3 against East Duplin since September of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Kinston Vikings will be playing at home against the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Kinston will be strutting in after a win while East Duplin will be coming in after a defeat.
East Duplin is hoping to do what South Lenoir couldn't on Friday: put an end to Kinston's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Kinston blew past South Lenoir 39-0 on the road. The match marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Jeremiah Hart had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Tyler Jones was another key player, throwing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kinston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Duplin lost 43-20 to James Kenan on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Tigers are ranked 78th).
East Duplin might have lost, but man, Shawn Davis was a machine: he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Kinston now has a winning record of 3-2. As for East Duplin, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Kinston took a serious blow against East Duplin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 66-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Kinston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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