Kinston has gone 10-0 against South Lenoir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Kinston Vikings will head out to face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. South Lenoir took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kinston, who comes in off a win.
If South Lenoir heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Kinston took over last week. Kinston managed a 12-6 victory over Washington on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Tyler Jones and his top target Tyreek Copper. Jones threw for 195 yards and a touchdown while Copper picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Copper showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of Richlands. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Wildcats are ranked 119th).
The victory got Kinston back to even at 2-2. As for South Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Kinston was able to grind out a solid win over South Lenoir in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 18-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kinston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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