Football Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. North Gaston Wildcats
On Thursday Kings Mountain will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the North Gaston Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Kings Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Last Friday, everything went Kings Mountain's way against Huss as Kings Mountain made off with a 39-13 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-6.
Kings Mountain's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Josiah Hill, who gained 142 total yards and three touchdowns, and Tj Armstrong, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Hill is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to William Vaughn, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Gaston's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Forestview. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Kings Mountain against North Gaston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Mountain since the squad 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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