Pleasant Home and Kinston are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Pleasant Home Eagles will welcome the Kinston Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Pleasant Home didn't have too much trouble with Kinston as they won 83-64. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Home's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dillan Purifoy, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 13 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Bryan, who went 12 of 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to eight boards and six assists.
Kinston has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Pleasant Home, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
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