Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Palisades Pumas
The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Palisades Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kings Mountain is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Kings Mountain put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They blew past Forestview 9-0. Kings Mountain might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by nine runs or more this season.
Madeline Huffman was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Huffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Huffman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Fleming, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kali Weaver, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Palisades fell victim to Chase and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Trojans. Palisades has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palisades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Huth, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Kings Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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