Kinston and Pleasant Home are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Kinston Bulldogs will welcome the Pleasant Home Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Kinston had to suffer through a 86-39 loss at the hands of Brantley. While losing is never fun, Kinston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while Brantley is ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Home entered their game against Florala on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pleasant Home lost to Florala at home by a 64-48 margin. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pleasant Home's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Kinston, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
Kinston came up short against Pleasant Home in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 48-37. Can Kinston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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