Football Game Preview: Crest Chargers vs. Kings Mountain Mountaineers

The Crest Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crest's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Kings Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Things were looking good for Crest after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ashbrook. The Chargers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Malachi Gamble

Rushing Yards

10/24/25 @ Ashbrook	80
08/22/25 @ Burns	74
08/29/25 @ Shelby	52
10/10/25 @ Huss	46
10/17/25 vs North Gaston	39

Despite the defeat, Crest got top-tier performance from Ely Hamrick, who rushed for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards on 17 of 28 attempts. Malachi Gamble helped out on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.

Kings Mountain never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Huss on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over the Huskies. Considering the Mountaineers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Kings Mountain's win came from a few key players Crest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was KJ Bell, who threw for 256 yards and three TDs while completing 80% of his passes. Those 256 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Kings Mountain's leading receiver Xavier Hutchens was Bell's top target yet again, picking up 115 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.5 points over those games. As for Crest, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.

Crest and Kings Mountain were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but Crest suffered an agonizing 24-23 defeat. Can the Chargers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.