Softball Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Stuart W. Cramer Storm
The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Stuart W. Cramer Storm at 6:00 p.m. Kings Mountain will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Kings Mountain stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Gaston an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Kings Mountain considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kali Weaver made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Weaver was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaniah Field, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Kaydance Whitaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Stuart W. Cramer fell victim to Crest and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 14-0 defeat to the Chargers might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Stuart W. Cramer has lost by exactly 14 runs.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Kings Mountain's way against Stuart W. Cramer in their previous matchup back in March as Kings Mountain made off with a 14-0 victory. Will Kings Mountain repeat their success, or does Stuart W. Cramer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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