The Kinston Vikings will take on the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kinston is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Kinston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by East Duplin at home to the tune of 52-22 on Thursday.
Kinston's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Jones led the charge by throwing for 404 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt. Tyreek Copper was Jones' top target, picking up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 20-15 to North Lenoir. The Stallions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kinston's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Southwest Onslow, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Kinston took a serious blow against Southwest Onslow when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 56-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest Onslow's Kj Blue, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that Kinston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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