The James Kenan Tigers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Kinston Vikings, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, James Kenan didn't have quite enough to beat South Lenoir and fell 3-2. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
James Kenan took South Lenoir into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-5.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Shylah Sloan, who had seven kills, four aces, and three blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in blocks. Another player making a difference was Jourdan Joe, who had six aces and a block.
Joe wasn't the only one working in the aces department: James Kenan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Kinston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to East Duplin, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-7, 25-11.
James Kenan's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Kinston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
James Kenan took their victory against Kinston when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will James Kenan repeat their success, or does Kinston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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