Softball Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Huss Huskies
Kings Mountain is 10-0 against Huss since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will head out on the road to square off against the Huss Huskies at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kings Mountain has 16 straight wins, Huss has 30 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kings Mountain is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against South Point (and have done all season long). Kings Mountain beat South Point on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-0.
Madeline Huffman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Huffman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Huffman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kings Mountain got a massive performance out of Kayla McSwain, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Desiree Green was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Huss fell victim to Forestview and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 16-0 to the Jaguars.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 16-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Huss, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Kings Mountain took their win against Huss in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 16-0. 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
