Baseball Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Forestview Jaguars
The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will head out on the road to take on the Forestview Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kings Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Forestview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kings Mountain gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Forestview with a sharp 13-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Kings Mountain considering their one-run performance the game before.
Brayden Patrick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Patrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Patrick was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Kings Mountain got a massive performance out of Colton Mayes, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Kandan Zollo was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Kings Mountain's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Forestview, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
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