Baseball Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. North Gaston Wildcats
The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the North Gaston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Kings Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Kings Mountain had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Burns.
Brayden Patrick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Gaston came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 5-0 shutout.
Kings Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for North Gaston, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Kings Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over North Gaston in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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