North Lenoir hasn't had much luck against Kinston recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Lenoir Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Kinston Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Kinston took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Lenoir, who comes in off a win.
North Lenoir is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-6 victory over South Lenoir. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted since September 11, 2023.
Meanwhile, Kinston and Wallace-Rose Hill were almost perfectly matched up last Friday, but Kinston suffered a 14-13 defeat. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Although Kinston took the loss, they still got scores from Tyreek Copper and Okie Edwards.
North Lenoir's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Kinston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
North Lenoir suffered a grim 66-42 defeat to Kinston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Lenoir, Qurron Ross (who threw for 362 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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