The Kinston Vikings will take on the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Kinston will be strutting in after a win while Southwest Onslow will be coming in after a defeat.
Kinston will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 24 points on Tuesday, then bounced right back against North Lenoir on Wednesday. Kinston came out on top against North Lenoir by a score of 57-48. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Hawks are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow came up short against East Duplin on Thursday and fell 27-17. The contest marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Southwest Onslow's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Kinston, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Kinston strolled past Southwest Onslow in their previous meeting on January 8th by a score of 51-37. Will Kinston repeat their success, or does Southwest Onslow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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