South Lenoir hasn't had much luck against Kinston recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Lenoir Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Kinston Vikings at 8:30 p.m.
South Lenoir saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lakewood. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Leopards are ranked 196th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kamarion Graham, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Howard, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Kinston ultimately got the result they hoped for two weeks ago. They snuck past Greene Central with a 65-60 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Kinston pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for South Lenoir, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
South Lenoir was dealt a bruising 77-23 loss at the hands of Kinston when the teams last played back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Lenoir was down 46-15.
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