Houston County is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Kinston a 16-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Houston County Lions will take on the Kinston Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Houston County suffered their biggest defeat since November 14, 2023 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 67-37 loss at the hands of Brantley.
Meanwhile, Kinston ended up a good deal behind Florala on Tuesday and lost 68-52. While losing is never fun, Kinston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while Florala is ranked 128th).
Houston County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Kinston, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
Houston County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Kinston in their previous matchup back in January of 2018, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Will Houston County repeat their success, or does Kinston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
