South Lenoir is 0-10 against Kinston since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
South Lenoir lost 65-44 to Southwest Onslow on Tuesday. 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 422nd, while the Stallions are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Kinston came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Tigers with a 50-44 victory. The 50-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This is the second loss in a row for South Lenoir and nudges their season record down to 8-11. As for Kinston, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
South Lenoir was dealt a bruising 72-42 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 40-17.
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