The North Gaston Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Gaston has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Kings Mountain will come in with seven straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Gaston challenged Forestview on Friday. North Gaston fell 4-1 to Forestview.
North Gaston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Postell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kings Mountain). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Huss a 20-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Anna Wooten was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the first time she hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Fleming, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kayla McSwain, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Kings Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .886. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Huss only posted an OBP of .091.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for North Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
North Gaston might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Kings Mountain in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can North Gaston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
