The Kinston Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Ayden - Grifton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Kinston sitting on three straight wins and Ayden - Grifton on seven.
Kinston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Southeast Alamance by a score of 26-13.
A big part of Kinston's victory came down to the chemistry between Tyler Jones and his top target Tyreek Copper. Jones threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt while Copper picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Copper's longest reception was for an incredible 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Ayden - Grifton strolled past Holmes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-13.
EJ Ruffin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.9 rushing yards per game. Loyalty Fuller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Ayden - Grifton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Ayden - Grifton wouldn't let Holmes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ruffin was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Kinston's record is now 8-4. As for Ayden - Grifton, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Kinston didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Ayden - Grifton in their previous matchup back in September, but they still walked away with a 30-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kinston since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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