Basketball Recap: Kinston Piles Up the Points Against South Lenoir

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs J.H. Rose	42
11/20/24 vs Richlands	38
12/27/24 vs Rosewood	34
02/05/25 @ South Lenoir	29
12/03/24 vs West Carteret	28

Kinston won the last time they faced South Lenoir and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Kinston Vikings took their match with ease, bagging a 60-31 victory over the South Lenoir Blue Devils. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gracie Tyndall, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Tyazhia Midgett, who put up six points along with seven boards and three steals.

Kinston pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for South Lenoir, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-18 record this season.

Kinston has already played their next match (against Wallace-Rose Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. South Lenoir won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against East Duplin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Duplin has nine straight victories, South Lenoir has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.