Kings Mountain and South Point are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will head out on the road to square off against the South Point Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kings Mountain's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Forestview as Kings Mountain made off with an 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kings Mountain.
Colton Mayes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Mayes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lawson Kennedy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Luke Heavner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Point entered their tilt with Crest with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Chargers 10-0. That's two games straight that South Point has won by exactly ten runs.
Kings Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for South Point, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
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