Soccer Preview: Kings Mountain vs. North Gaston
Kings Mountain is 9-1 against North Gaston since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will look to defend their home pitch against the North Gaston Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Kings Mountain suffered a rough 5-2 defeat at the hands of Crest. It was the first time this season that Kings Mountain let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, North Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of South Point. While losing is never fun, North Gaston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 438th, while South Point is ranked 63rd).
Kings Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-2. As for North Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Kings Mountain's way against North Gaston in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Kings Mountain made off with a 6-1 win. Will Kings Mountain repeat their success, or does North Gaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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