The Kinston Bulldogs will face off against the Pleasant Home Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kinston sitting on 18 straight wins and Pleasant Home on three.
If Pleasant Home heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Kinston took over last week. Kinston managed a 60-54 victory over Brantley on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Home hadn't done well against Florala recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pleasant Home blew past Florala 50-29. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Pleasant Home has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points per game. As for Kinston, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Kinston against Pleasant Home when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 55-10 victory. In that contest, Kinston amassed a halftime lead of 35-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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