The Kinston Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the McKenzie Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kinston is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Kinston is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 63 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Florala on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. That makes it the first time this season the Bulldogs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, McKenzie had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Eagles 50-8 on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Kinston's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for McKenzie, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Kinston was taken down by McKenzie 46-19 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Kinston, Jaylen Mcmillian (who threw for 228 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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