After flying high against Princeton last Friday, Goldsboro came back down to earth. The Goldsboro Cougars fell 61-53 to the Kinston Vikings on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Vikings are ranked 51st).
Goldsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Kinston, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Goldsboro Cougars duke it out with the North Johnston Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kinston, they will head out to take on North Lenoir at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Kinston's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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