James Kenan is 2-7 against Southwest Onslow since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The James Kenan Tigers will host the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when James Kenan took on East Duplin on Friday. James Kenan secured a 46-42 W over East Duplin. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow got the win against Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday by a conclusive 76-52. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Southwest Onslow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 20.9 points. As for James Kenan, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
James Kenan was taken down by Southwest Onslow 88-58 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest Onslow's Malekhi Hutchinson, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Now that James Kenan 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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