Wallace-Rose Hill is 0-6 against Kinston since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will square off against the Kinston Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wallace-Rose Hill is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North Lenoir: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Wallace-Rose Hill blew North Lenoir out of the water with a 51-16 final score. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had little chance of recovering from.
| 01/08/25 vs North Lenoir | 20 |
| 12/13/24 vs Pender | 19 |
| 02/20/24 @ East Duplin | 19 |
| 01/23/24 @ James Kenan | 16 |
| 01/30/24 @ South Lenoir | 15 |
Wallace-Rose Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Savannah Smith, who went 10 of 22 on her way to 20 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Sloan, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Wallace-Rose Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Kinston beat James Kenan 50-38 on Thursday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Tigers are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kinston's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.9 points. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their record now sits at 3-6.
Wallace-Rose Hill came up short against Kinston in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 50-42. Can Wallace-Rose Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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