The South Lenoir Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Kinston Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Lenoir is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, South Lenoir was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 35-31 to North Lenoir.
Despite their defeat, South Lenoir saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lily Cole, who posted five points and six boards, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Cole a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (17%). Makenzie Herring was another key player, putting up eight points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kinston humbled North Lenoir with a 63-28 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
South Lenoir's loss dropped their record down to 2-20. As for Kinston, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
South Lenoir was dealt a bruising 60-31 defeat at the hands of Kinston in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can South Lenoir avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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